hard drive and password and security

TechRepublic Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

HDD password delete on Toshiba Tecra A8 series

Need helpI have Toshiba Tecra A8 laptop.I registered a boot BIOS and HDD passowrd using 'Security assist'. Both passwords were same.I deleted my BIOS/Boot password but unable to delete HDD password. So since then I need to enter HDD password on boot.I want to remove it but do not know...

Tags: anetsurfer@..., hard drive, HDD password, password, security, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Tecra

Discussion threads 2007-03-01

Bypassing windows password on secondary hard drive

I just built a new xp box, and I installed my old primary hard drive as my new secondary drive. When It was my primary drive, It had a windows user password on it. Now in my new box when i try to access the files that were its desktop...

Tags: Crash763@...

Discussion threads 2007-01-16

Security Policy Issue

My regional manager brought me her HP laptop today this system has never had a logon screen.Now it comes up with a logon for Owner there is no password on this account. If you simply hit enter i get the error. "Local policy does not allow interactive logon" I have...

Tags: fmartens@..., laptop computer, NTFS, password, security, windows

Q&A 2005-04-28

Steganos Privacy Suite 2008 10.0.2 (Windows)

Your privacy is constantly in danger: Whether you share your computer or are using a laptop. Whether you have confidential data on your hard drive or use a USB stick to transport data. Whether your PC is being repaired or to be sold and you would like to clean up...

Tags: Hard Drive, Password, Microsoft Windows, Steganos, E-mail, Security, Online Communications

Software downloads 2008-01-02

Additional Resources

Access Denied on Laptop Hard Drive now converted to a USB external drive.

Problem is almost identical to post of "Access is denied" of 09/14/06 where I can not access the My Document files on my laptop hard drive presently attached by USB port to my desktop? All steps to that post were followed. Laptop was my daughters Toshiba Tecra M3. She has...

Tags: Notebooks, USB, Microsoft Windows, Access is Denied, Microsoft Windows XP, permission, laptop computer, CD, Microsoft Access, laptop hard drive, hard drive

Discussion threads 2008-03-22

Think you've wiped that hard drive? Think again

Well...Next to never having it on the drive in the first place... a microwave, hammer, and a long drop off of a bridge do a pretty good job. :)Microwave?you're kidding, right? or you like fireworks and burning money replacing ovens?Hammer- great except if you don't do this inside a...

Tags: Identity theft, DBAN, hard drive

Discussion threads 2008-01-23

Second Hard Drive

I took the HD out of my old HP 742c and I want to install it as a slave in my new HP m7367c. Mainly to retrieve data, images and a couple of apps. The jumper on the old HD was set to CS and I haven't looked at the...

Tags: cable, hard drive, hardware, home, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, password, PC, pro, swampcat@..., win, win xp, xp

Discussion threads 2006-10-16

Setup won't allow me to change the hard-drive password

I have 2 Dell Latitude D600's. I can go into setup and change or wipe out the hard-drive password without a problem on one of the pc's. When I go into setup of the second pc, I try to arrow down to the hard-drive password, but it skips...

Tags: password, hard-drive password, hard drive, BIOS, hard drive password

Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Can't boot off of cloned hard drive

OS xp pro sp3, all drives are SATAI cloned my dying C drive to a new one I just bought using norton ghost v14. However, removing the old drive and trying to boot off of the newly cloned drive won't let me get past the blue log in screen. My...

Tags: C/C++, Operating systems, hard drive, Microsoft Windows, Userinit, Windows Recovery Console, Windows Recovery, C:Windows, C

Discussion threads 2008-12-04

Hard Drive Password

By Accident one of my close pals entered a password lock on my hard drive and couldn't remmember what it was. Please i am looking for a way to remove the password and use my hard drive.TR members do not assist password recovery. Do not respond to this thread.The members...

Tags: Boot & Nuke, hard drive, password

Discussion threads 2008-01-03

External Hard Drive

I had a desktop PC and the motherboard crashed. I removed the hard drive and connected to my laptop with a USB Enclosure.How do I access the locked administrator folders? They are locked from the desktop Administrator ID. When I start up the laptop - I don't...

Tags: desktop, laptop computer, davgunter@..., Admin ID, password, windows external hard drive, windows, hardware, hard drive

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

Hard drive not reconized in bios

I purchase a used dell optiplex gx240 and when I hit f2 to enter setup it ask for a password.I can hit enter and it says incorrect password, and I can hit enter again and it is in the bios settings but I cannot change any thing. Also my hard...

Tags: password, hard drive, BIOS

Discussion threads 2008-11-01

Laptop Hard Drive - Permission Issue

Greetings,I recently dropped my laptop but managed to salvage the HDD. I bought an enclosure and now I am trying to access my files via my PC. When I try to access 'My Documents' it tells me to bugger off..."Access Denied".I have googled the issue and found many similar problems...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, folder property, Microsoft Windows XP, laptop computer, security, laptop hard drive, hard drive

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

laptop hard drive problem

I need to get data from my laptop hard drive to my desktop pc - the power connection on laptop has broken/battery not holding charge - have a IDE 2.5 adapter and plugged into desktop pc. Laptop hard drive visible and files I need, but can't copy/paste from laptop...

Tags: adapter, desktop, hard drive, laptop computer, password, PC, Techjunkie, windows

Discussion threads 2005-01-17

Toshiba Tecra A8 fingerprint and password issue

A coworker has a Toshiba Tecra A8 laptop with a fingerprint reader. He can use the fingerprint reader to get the system to boot up, but Windows doesn't autologin the way it used to. He doesn't know the password into Windows. I have various ways of getting around this, but...

Tags: Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Tecra, TheQueue, password, BIOS

Q&A 2009-06-07

How do I... Scan a hard drive for sensitive data with Spider?

Do the crawlSpider is one of many tools you can use to scan hard drives for specific data. What other tools do you use?Does your organization recycle old hard drives or give them to charities? Or does your organization destroy those drives to protect data integrity?Information on Hard Disks...I work...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, hard drive, hdd, sensitive data, media, tool

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Hard Disk Password

My Dell laptop P2 HDD crashed and so i bought this hard disk from someone who was having an IBM thinkpad laptop. The HDD that i bought was 5GB and when i connected it to my Dell Laptop and switched it on it gives me the message "the hard disk...

Tags: hard drive, hardware, IBM Corp., IBM ThinkPad, password, rubsmong@...

Q&A 2005-06-08

connecting my Desktop hard drive to my laptop.

Hi everyone.I have a dell inspiron 1420 laptop with vista basic installed in it. I want to connect my laptop to my desktop hard drive which is havin XP as OS. Is it possible to do so.I am a beginner so it would be really help full if i have...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, sgr_reddy@..., laptop computer, hard drive, desktop, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

DOWNLOAD: Hard drive failure troubleshooting checklist

DOWNLOAD: Hard drive failure troubleshooting checklistHaving a reliable set of troubleshooting guidelines can increase your odds of recovering from a hard drive failure. Our Hard drive failure troubleshooting checklist walks you through a proven hard drive troubleshooting process that covers physical connections, BIOS settings, viruses, partitions, formatting, physical and logical...

Tags: Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic, checklist, download, hard drive, Hard Drive Failure, hardware, troubleshooting

Discussion threads 2005-04-13

Video: Reset Windows passwords with the Offline NT Password and Registry Editor

are passwords a necissary evil?Didn't we already go through this discussion a few months back? I may have missed the mention of the original topic in this article though as i have to go back and read it in detail.I don't think I'd call passwords or any other form of...

Tags: video, Registry Editor, password

Discussion threads 2008-06-23