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March 25th, 2015 12:00

How to unlock password protected HDD

I have a laptop Dell inspiron N5010 with password protected hard disk. The laptop is dead now (motherboard problem). I dont want to fix it because it is too old. I took the HDD and installed it as secondary drive on my desktop PC, but I cant access it due to the password. 

How can I unlock this HDD ??  ( I know the password offcourse)

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March 26th, 2015 08:00

It needs to be sent to a data recovery specialist with the tools necessary to remove the password.

The password cannot be removed by an end user.

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March 26th, 2015 13:00

I have a laptop Dell inspiron N5010 with password protected hard disk. The laptop is dead now (motherboard problem). I dont want to fix it because it is too old. I took the HDD and installed it as secondary drive on my desktop PC, but I cant access it due to the password. 

How can I unlock this HDD ??  ( I know the password offcourse)

    
zabbah55
    
It would be cheaper to buy a new Hard Drive.
     
Bev.

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March 27th, 2015 06:00

Shesgordie.

I need the data in this hdd.

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March 29th, 2015 04:00

See above - the major data recovery services such as Gillware, Drive Savers, Kroll Ontrack, etc. can remove the password and recover your data.

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