HDD password Acer TM220

[Peter Lowrie]

I don't remember my blasted password, Duh. Which is mainly the reason I
don't use 'em much. Can anyone help me overcome this problem. BTW, I've
posted a similar request to alt.pc-clone.acer.

Thanks
--
Peter E. Lowrie
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[Sarah]

what is the bios? AMI? Use AMI

On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 12:01:11 +1300, Peter Lowrie
<peterlowrie@consultant.com> wrote:

I don't remember my blasted password, Duh. Which is mainly the reason I
don't use 'em much. Can anyone help me overcome this problem. BTW, I've
posted a similar request to alt.pc-clone.acer.

Thanks

 

[Alan Harriman]

On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 12:01:11 +1300, Peter Lowrie <peterlowrie@consultant.com>
wrote:

I don't remember my blasted password, Duh. Which is mainly the reason I
don't use 'em much. Can anyone help me overcome this problem. BTW, I've
posted a similar request to alt.pc-clone.acer.

Might want to have a look here: http://www.pwcrack.com/bios.shtml

As I understand, harddrive passwords are pretty hard to defeat. I've also read
that removing the harddrive and installing another drive may in fact, lock up
the new drive.

Alan Harriman

Thanks

 

[Chaos Master]

Peter Lowrie(peterlowrie@consultant.com) spoke, er, wrote:

I don't remember my blasted password, Duh. Which is mainly the reason I
don't use 'em much. Can anyone help me overcome this problem. BTW, I've
posted a similar request to alt.pc-clone.acer.

There was a thread about this on alt.windows98 but about IBM hard drives. Search
for "IBM HDD password" (without quotes). If it's a BIOS password, there's often
a jumper in the motherboard to reset the CMOS settings. Or just remove the
battery and leave the PC off for some hours.
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[Andrew Rossmann]

[This followup was posted to sci.electronics.repair and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]

In article <44649012.OVTcEMoJrE@xbox.pelnet.net>,
peterlowrie@consultant.com says...

I don't remember my blasted password, Duh. Which is mainly the reason I
don't use 'em much. Can anyone help me overcome this problem. BTW, I've
posted a similar request to alt.pc-clone.acer.

If it's a password function in the hard drive itself, you are pretty
much screwed. Your only hope would be a data recovery service. The drive
requires a command with the correct password to unlock itself.

If it's the computer's BIOS password, that can often be overriden by a
jumper on the motherboard.

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[Peter Lowrie]

Andrew Rossmann wrote:

[This followup was posted to sci.electronics.repair and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]

Please don't do this again. Keep your posts on topic and on the
newsgroup...OK

--
Peter E. Lowrie
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[Andrew Rossmann]

In article <2976717.59rkzkhiGN@xbox.pelnet.net>,
peterlowrie@consultant.com says...

Andrew Rossmann wrote:

[This followup was posted to sci.electronics.repair and a copy was sent to
the cited author.]

Please don't do this again. Keep your posts on topic and on the
newsgroup...OK

In 99.999% of my replies to people over the past 15+ YEARS of reading
Usenet, I've NEVER had somebody complain about getting an e-mail reply. In
fact, many have been grateful.

Basically, if somebody does not want an e-mail reply, DO NOT USE A REAL
E-MAIL ADDRESS!! If you are so worried about spam, NEVER make ANY form of
public post!!

Also, just how is an e-mail reply 'off topic'???

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All junk mail senders will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
law!!
http://home.att.net/~andyross

 

[Peter Lowrie]

Andrew Rossmann wrote:

In article <2976717.59rkzkhiGN@xbox.pelnet.net>,
peterlowrie@consultant.com says...
Andrew Rossmann wrote:

[This followup was posted to sci.electronics.repair and a copy was sent
to
the cited author.]

Please don't do this again. Keep your posts on topic and on the
newsgroup...OK

In 99.999% of my replies to people over the past 15+ YEARS of reading
Usenet, I've NEVER had somebody complain about getting an e-mail reply. In
fact, many have been grateful.

Basically, if somebody does not want an e-mail reply, DO NOT USE A REAL
E-MAIL ADDRESS!! If you are so worried about spam, NEVER make ANY form of
public post!!

Also, just how is an e-mail reply 'off topic'???

Thank you, Andrew

Comments noted. I apologise if I appeared rude or bad mannered.

My email filters work very well as it captures about 95% of spam. I get
about 100 spams a day, until last week. There has been a considerable drop
in the number of spams received...Something is working.

--
Peter E. Lowrie
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[Ian Molton]

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 10:08:51 -0600
Andrew Rossmann <andysnewsreply@no_junk.comcast.net> wrote:

In 99.999% of my replies to people over the past 15+ YEARS of reading
Usenet, I've NEVER had somebody complain about getting an e-mail reply. In
fact, many have been grateful.

Never sent me an email 'courtesy copy' then. I would hav

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[Jim Adney]

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:33:34 +0000 Ian Molton <spyro@f2s.com> wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 10:08:51 -0600
Andrew Rossmann <andysnewsreply@no_junk.comcast.net> wrote:

In 99.999% of my replies to people over the past 15+ YEARS of reading
Usenet, I've NEVER had somebody complain about getting an e-mail reply. In
fact, many have been grateful.

Never sent me an email 'courtesy copy' then. I would hav

I don't care for duplicate email newsgroup replies, either. They tend
to divert the conversation from the newsgroup, where they belong, and
they assume that I will get a greater benefit from reading the same
message twice.

The email message usually leaves me wondering whether this is a direct
response to me that I need to answer, or was it an email from someone
who thought they were responding to the newsgroup but didn't know how
to use their software. Any possibility that exists, I've gotten them.

In general, I just think they confuse things. I suspect that people do
this because their software offers this as a "feature" so they assume
that it must be a good thing to do.

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Madison, WI 53711 USA
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