If it's just the hard drive, replace the drive with a new one. If it's in the BIOS setup (whether the setup, admin or hard drive password) you have a major problem - Dell won't assist you with removing the password unless you're the registered owner, so be sure you have the seller transfer ownership into your name before you call Dell for assistance.
If you can get in to reset the BIOS password (blank it) for the hard drive, simply replace the drive. If you don't know the password that was used on the drive, there is no way to recover it - replace the drive. There are some places that can remove passwords from hard drives, but it'll cost you more to have that done than it will to replace the drive.
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If it's just the hard drive, replace the drive with a new one. If it's in the BIOS setup (whether the setup, admin or hard drive password) you have a major problem - Dell won't assist you with removing the password unless you're the registered owner, so be sure you have the seller transfer ownership into your name before you call Dell for assistance.
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ejn63
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If you can get in to reset the BIOS password (blank it) for the hard drive, simply replace the drive. If you don't know the password that was used on the drive, there is no way to recover it - replace the drive. There are some places that can remove passwords from hard drives, but it'll cost you more to have that done than it will to replace the drive.