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AMujtaba

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September 10th, 2019 09:00

HDD password recovery

Hi I am using dell optiplax 780 core 2du pc. Unfortunately it has automatically locked my HDD password. This password is not assigned by me. It is automatically locked. Now I cannot make excess to my HDD data. After this I have installed another drive. This drive is also locked by my pc. Please tell me solution of this issue

speedstep

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September 10th, 2019 10:00

There is no automatic hard drive password lock. This must be done from bios.  Windows password IS NOT bypassed by this jumper.

https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/optiplex-780/docs

Password JumperPassword Jumper

To reset BIOS passwords on Optiplex 780

  1. Power off system and remove jumper (normally blue) from PSWD1
  2. Boot system – BIOS should alert about password disabled.
  3. Power down and replace PSWD1 jumper
  4. Password should now be cleared – check in BIOS settings.

BLUE OR GREEN JUMPERBLUE OR GREEN JUMPER

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