What software did you use to clone the drive? I would expect that a truly cloned drive would not have this problem.
But in any event, you could try - on the desktop - delete all partitions. Then see if the partitionlesss drive in the laptop gets you a prompt for drive password at startup. If that doesn't help, the low level format program varies with the drive manufacturer. Google this: <manufacturer name> <drive model> low level format For example, I have a Fujitsu MHT2040AH and when I google "Fujitsu MHT2040AH low level format", match #2 provides me with a "FJ-IDE Drive Initializer utility". That's what I'd use if I had your trouble. There's probably universal software for this, but I prefer to get it from the manufacturer. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Lawson Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Hard: Laptop HD I have that cable, it's how I cloned the drive. What software would you suggest to use for this? Roger Lawson Florence, SC At 05:44 PM 6/20/2006, Carl Houseman mumbled something like this: >It's a hard drive password, not a BIOS password. You can probably get rid >of it by mounting the drive in another (non-Dell) machine and doing a low >level format. > >Of course you would need a cable adapter to plug in the drive to a desktop, >those are readily available and fairly inexpensive. Google "cable adapter >2.5". You want the ones that adapt 2.5" to 3.5". > >Carl -- ---------------------------------------- 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.
