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tsujigiri
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Joined: 21 Apr 2008
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 Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:14 am Post subject: Bios asking for PWD after HDD fault.... |
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Okay, basic rundown,
Asus A8n SLI with latest bios update.
2 x WD 300G Sata [sata 1 and 2]
2 x MAXTOR 200G sata [sata 3 and 4]
1 x LITE-ON cd/dvd IDE, 1 x 80G Maxtor [1st ide] (80 gig is windows install drive - partitioned into 50gig for Win Vista Ultimate and 30 gig for my doftware backups)
2 x WD 120G IDE HDD [2nd ide]
As of the past several months, I have been using windows Vista and have come quite acquainted with it. Few days ago however, after the PC was on all night downloading, I woke in the morning before work. shook the mouse to wake from 'screen saver' and all my programs closed. PC shut down like i had pressed the power button then BAM - no more boot.
When I boot - no matter how or which way - it 'blue screens' half way into windows, resets and repeats.
I removed the HDD (80 gig) and gave it a shot in another pc as a slave drive to attempt to save 'my documents' prior to format with no luck.
Now, whenever I put that HDD into ANY pc - any combination (XP Pro, XP MCE, Vista home and ultimate even server 2003) - The BIOS asks for a password?!?!?!?!?!. The Password box appears immeadtly after the IDE/SATA drives are auto detected and is pre filled with 'R15.05'. I can not enter any deatils - characters do not appear. I can press DEL or F8 however nothing happens.
I have officially come to a complete blank. Kinda blows as a partition on the drive has a mirror of my Vista install just how I like it.
If anyone has any ideas - please let me know... I am exausted of any clues or hints of any kind!!!! |
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TwL
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Was this partition crypted? because sounds alot like crypted partition password than BIOS password. Also considering if the Harddrive still powers up there is no way you couldn't recover it in secondary channel installing system to another hard drive & hitting that 'broken' drive to 'slave' or Sata secondary (not bootable).
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| When I boot - no matter how or which way - it 'blue screens' half way into windows, resets and repeats. |
How could you reach to this state when the BIOS doesn't boot?? Can't you use restore points, last known login or Vista DVD to Fix the boot up? or at least lauch chkdsk to the partition from it's 'command prompt'..
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Well about bios, I don't know anything how that could happend unless there would be password before, but in case this would be in my box and there was no alternatives I know there is BIOS Editors around.
With those you can modify the bios file settings and disable the supervisor passwords from bios you flash in that would most certanly remove the passwords.
Last edited by TwL on Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:56 pm; edited 3 times in total |
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