Remove drivelock password

Drivelock is a security feature that allows you to password protect a harddrive. The big feature here is the password is actually on the harddrive itself and if the drive is moved to a different system you will need the password to unlock it there too. It should be noted that password recovery for this is not an easy task. So don't lose the password :-)

Unless you set a master DriveLock password to reset it with, then (according to HP at least) the hard drive will be rendered completely unusable. I think your best bet would be to try and get your kids to give you the password.

The Compaq drivelock feature is designed to protect the data on a laptop's hard drive by assigning a password.

This password protects the drive in the event the laptop is lost or stolen, but can be removed when necessary.

Knowing how to remove or change the drivelock feature can make your Compaq more useful and more secure.

Power on your laptop and enter the drivelock password you established when you turned the drive protection feature on.

You will need this password to access the drive and turn off the drivelock feature.

Click the "Disabled" option in the drivelock menu.

This will turn off the drivelock feature on the Compaq laptop.

Do not enter anything in the password blocks.

Log on to the laptop, click the "Start" button and choose "Shut down." Choose "Restart" from the menu to power cycle your laptop and verify the drivelock setting is off.

If the drivelock setting is off you will not be prompted for a password when the laptop starts up.

hope this helps

hi
please I have my Laptop hp compaq nc8230 who requiert drivelock. anytime when I swith on I waiting for longtime.I getting a message drivelock multibay password.I don't know that I do.thank

seems like the access to your harddrive is password protected at BIOS level,
try another hd.
if same message occurs, please renew your request at fixya!

Hi you can disable drivelock by entering system bios and security settings. Please read the notes below and remember you can only do when starting the pc and not when you're restarting.

DriveLock passwords Enable/disable DriveLock; change a DriveLock
user or master password.
✎ DriveLock Settings are accessible only
when you enter Computer Setup by turning
on (not restarting) the computer.

Hope this helps.

Hard Drive is locked. Needs password from whoever you got it from or replace it with another hard drive.

Basically, for most of the notebooks, there is a Password provided to secure the data in the Hard Drive and restrict it from un-authorize access.
However, if the Drive Lock Password is set and forgot, it is not possible to unlock the Drive without the password.
However, you can try contacting any of your Friends who is familier with Hard Drives and is a technician who should be having some advanced methods to remove the Password or the Circuit Board of the Hard Drive.

only one best way is, trying to remember password because it's no so easy to unlock drive. And if you really wanna get unlocked your drive then you need to send back your drive to manufacturer because there are no such an easy way to unlock drive.
but it's expensive to get recover back from manufacturer so it's better getting new one.
thanks.

1. Remove the real-time clock (RTC) battery.
2. Wait approximately 5 minutes.
3. Replace the RTC battery and reassemble the notebook.
4. Connect AC power to the notebook. Do not reinsert any battery packs at this time.
5. Turn on the notebook.