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Posted on Oct 18, 2012

I forget HDD bios password

Kindly give me solution to unlock Hard Drive for boot from it. I forget the password.

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Curtis Richner

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  • Posted on Jan 25, 2009

SOURCE: cant boot

If you are sure no one has tampered with it and entered a HDD password and it is not prompting for a password then it is most likely a HDD failure. It is possible the BIOS will still recognize the HDD. Try disconnecting and reconnecting the HDD if you can access it there should be screws on the bottom marked with a cylinder symbol.

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  • Posted on Apr 01, 2009

SOURCE: how to remove bios passwordToshiba Satellite L300

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 13, 2009

SOURCE: Bios Password problem solved but now HDD password awry

Just google "lost password" and you will find several utilities that will fix this. Simply burn the utility to a CD (they're typically in ISO format), and boot off the CD, follow the directions with that specific program. I've had very good success with that.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 05, 2009

SOURCE: Can't boot from USB (No CD Drive) for fresh install

Tricky one, ive you have a external usb cdrom drive , maybe, or if you can take hardrive out and set it up on another laptop install your xp and also place copy of all drivers required onto it, then put back into the toshiba., dont know what else could help you here. hope this helps in some way.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 25, 2010

SOURCE: won't boot from hard drive

Check the boot settings. The bios may be trying to boot the old hard drive and doesn't even see the new one. If the old hard drive was removed, the BIOS will go to the next boot device. Also, is there something on the hard drive to boot to? If it is a blank hard drive you will need to install an operating system, otherwise it will not boot.

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