WTF???
All of sudden my Asus U36SD laptop requires HDD Password.
If this password is not set by me.. How can I retrieve this?
WTF???
WTF???
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Tech, Hiking, Foto, MMA, Familie og jobb
WTF???
All of sudden my Asus U36SD laptop requires HDD Password.
If this password is not set by me.. How can I retrieve this?
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Might be a version of encryption virus.. Totally want to know what happened!
LikerLiker
If it’s just based on the BIOS and not some actual encryption, then you can take it apart and remove the CMOS battery for about a minute to clear the CMOS, making the BIOS default to standard settings and forget all set passwords.
LikerLiker
Maybe it will be this helpful John Holme
http://www.technibble.com/how-to-bypass-or-remove-a-bios-password/
LikerLiker
/sub this sounded weird -hoping for updates..
LikerLiker
Alexander Gries
I removed the CMOS battery.
Assembled the laptop again.
When booting I came to Bios automatically.
But now I can’t find the SSD disk.. Returning to Bios all the time…
LikerLiker
did you put the battery back in? I think some boards actually complain about that. But what you should also do is press the key that it says is resetting to defaults and then saving those settings (after potentially correcting some, things like boot order for instance). The latter can mostly be done by pressing F10.
LikerLiker
Yeah. I just took the battery out for a few seconds and inserted it again.
It’s F9-Optimized Defaults.
And I’ve tried that as well..
LikerLiker
I’ve shared a new post with more photos.
https://plus.google.com/+JohnHolme/posts/DRAFvJyapeH
LikerLiker
Dude. That password generally encrypts the drive.
No password no drive data.
Start again.
LikerLiker
Pray that you have automatic backup of everything, nuke the whole thing, and start from scratch.
LikerLiker
The disk was only used for OS and software. All private files are stored in cloud or NAS.
I’ve disassembled the SSD again, inserted it into a HDD/SSD cradle on a Linux machine. But, I get error message when I’m trying to format the SSD.
Pictures in my other post «WTF v.3.0»
Trying to use terminal to locate the disk.. But haven’t found it yet using – sudo fdisk -l
LikerLiker
maybe you can try with windows diskpart utility. delete the partition and reformat your hdd
LikerLiker
The Vector SSD was never encrypted or password protected. Nor did I have Masterpassword in BIOS.
But all of a sudden the disk required HDD Password when booting.
Now I struggle formating the disk using Linux.
I will not give up! This disk cost my too much!
LikerLiker
You have warranty on the disk if you have bought it in Norway 🇳🇴 – get a new one!
LikerLiker
I bought it from Proshop.no 2013
LikerLiker
Then you have «warranty» until 2018. (Warranty is a poor use of word, «Reklamasjonsrett» is the correct norwegian term.) – Five years on everything that is meant to last longer than 2 years.
LikerLiker
I know! But, it’s always my fault until proven otherwise.
The retailers support service can also require payment from me if they conclude the damaged SSD is my fault.
LikerLiker
John Holme – Nope, it’s the other way around, it’s the professional part who has to provide proof of «nonintentional use», and a laptop hard-drive has quite a large tolerance for intentional use…
LikerLiker
The SSD is sent their support crew for testing. Excited what they discover.
LikerLiker
The Retailer has just provided me a credit memo for the same money I spent on the SSD.
Now I have about $235 to spend on new SSD.. But, I don’t know what to choose.
I dont need 500GB.. Max, 250 or so.. Rest of the $$ I can spend on better RAM..
But, you got any ideas what brand of SSD I should choose?
LikerLiker