If the data can be accessed on a different system without a password, that how would the password be on the drive?? If it was a partition, or drive password then you wouldn't be able to access the data, and probably, with an encrypted NTFS partition, not able to see the directories on the partition, or with a drive level password, not able to see partitions on the drive
So - password is probably on the laptop system (BIOS) and may be being requested as the laptop cannot see any drive when only the new drive is installed Can you get the laptop to boot from CD (Windows?) USB, or floppy and if so, then can you run fdisk (win98?), partition manager (v6), or any other facility to show the partition details on the drive I suspect any such program would/will run to the point where it reports no drive in the system - And to me that's a major hint that the drive is not configured as an appropriate master/slave/only operating mode! - OR! your BIOS won't see such a large drive! JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Lawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Hard: Laptop HD > Just to clarify, this is a laptop not a desktop so only one drive > location, well 2 really but I don't have that installed. > > Just plugged the drive into a desktop with a USB cable and was able > to access the data on it with no problem. > > I am stating to think that this password is on the drive, not on the > machine. but I am willing to try anything. > > > Roger Lawson > Florence, SC > > > At 06:15 PM 6/20/2006, James Button mumbled something like this: > > >Before you a full - low level format: > >Consider that if there was a drive level password on the new drive then that > >should stop the drive being accessed in any system > > > >Alternatively - if your system is setup with an NTFS partition then you > >could have that partition set with a password ( i.e. the partition > >encrypted) but as this is a copy of the original, and that didn't need a > >password it is not likely to be an encrypted/password protected NTFS > >partition > > > >You stated that you could get into the BIOS with both drives installed - > >Is it the case that you can 'see' the old drive, and both drives in the > >BIOS, but not just the new drive? > > > > > >Have you got the new drive plugged as a 'slave', or master > >and does the system have a CS connector, or a non-differentiated one > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > > -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
