Gateway HDD Password

Dustyone67

Thanks for the background to your request but you would have to admit your original posting seemed very dodgy.

However, in future, if any Technician sends you to a forum for a "password crack" report him to his supervisor.



UK Bob

MY friend locked my cpu hdd password im real irritated & NEED HELP

say what?

I must say, I've never heard of a password for a cpu....

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You know Guys and Dolls

I thought this thread had long served it's purpose, this should also encourage people not to ask the same silly answered questions.

Oh well.



UK Bob

nice to see you around again bobby...

it never ceases to amaze me either

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Hi Peerless

It's good to be back, although I cannot be as prolific as I once was but I'll still try to help out where I can.

I notice too that other long time forum members are no longer active, that's just life I guess.

Glad to see you're still fighting the good fight, especially against ignorance, stupidity, craziness, etc.

Nevertheless, I will keep popping back from time to time.


UK Bob

Excellent to hear We all hope you do. Great to see you back ... even if only occasionally. You're always welcome.

i need some help...i have a gateway nv52 laptop,it has been sitting in storage for 18 months..when i finally get out and power it up..it asks for a "HDD USER PASSWORD" i never set one up,i am the original purchaser,bought it at best buy...i talked to a local tech and he tells me that after long periods of inactivity that the hard drive/bios password themselves..gateway wants $200.00 and me to pay one way insured shipping cost and cannot gaurantee any of my data will be saved. i dont have money like that anymore...can someone please help me out. i was directed to this forum by a man on "toms hardware" website

Repair Station. Overview

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/43545/ read that thread in its entirety

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On the 486 motherboard there was a prom that could be used to set a password. It was possible to change the password only three or four times, as each new password would fill the next slot on the chip. There was no way to bypass it. I don't know if the ability to set that kind of password is available on current motherboards.