Hp nx9110 HDD DriveLock is set either accidently or by some malfunction. Can this be reset or removed? Data is important and cant be lost. Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

Disconnected the RTC battery will unlock your system. See the steps below.

The more important it is to protect on's data by a DriveLock (which makes the HDD usuable when the password is not available).

Procedure to remove password
(following CPQ MSGs)

1.) Unplug AC, take out the main battery.

2.) Take out /disconnect the RTC (real time clock) battery for app. Half an hour (the period of 5 min as specified in the MSG normally is not long enough).

3.) Plug in the AC adapter (batteries still removed); computer should boot automatically, if not use the power button.

4.) The machine will boot and show the 162-error-msg "system options not set". Use F1 to save the settings.

5.) Shut down the computer and disconnect AC power again.
6.) Re-connect the RTC-battery.
7.) Install the battery pack(s).
8.) Restart the computer.

Warning: All settings are set back to factory standard.
You'll have to enter a correct date/time and change the settings to your needs.

Note: Pls strictly keep to the sequence.
Re-starting with the main battery and or RTC-battery inserted will spoil the job.

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

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!

go to ggogle and type hp caompaq and it will ask yuo wich model type in and go search for it

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

hello,

Will your NX6110 allow you to get into the Bios before the drive lock password coes up? If it doesnt and you dont know the password, you have two options. One being to send the laptop off somewhere to get the password an pay thru the nose. The other is just to buy another hard drive and re-load your system. Those passwords are build into the hard drives and there is really no way to get the password easily. You could of course pay for a machine that will hopefully get your password, but why pay all that money just to use it once, or twice. It comes down to the facts of how importand is the data on your 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.

Hi there , if the main battery is removed the cmos battery will go flat , if its a small pcb mounted 1 you can short the contacts for a short time , if the cdrom is working it mains the 5volt supply is ok and you should be able to hear the hard drive spin up unless there is damage to the pins on the hdd or the adaptor or hdd is mounted wrong .

This hard drive password promt is an indicator that the hard drive has failed. There is a password section on every hard drive, it's a manufacturer tool, but it can't be accessed or set unless you have a program that will open and allow you access to this area. When this prompt come up, out of the blue so to speak, then generally the hard drive has malfunctioned. Now if I am misunderstanding you and this not a hdd password and it's a bios password, then you will need to contact Compaq support for clearing it.

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.