Removal of the hard drive on Inspiron 620?

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• Satellite L300-1bw - Question on the removal of the HARD drive password

  Hi, I own a L300-1bw, is seriously damaged (I'm going to scrap it) I had a HARD drive password to set.

  Now, a friend has a C660 - 26G, which I hope to use to remove the password (which obviously I know).

  Now, I plan to install in the C660 and go into the Bios to remove my HDD password, I will then put it it an external USB caddy.

  Does anyone know if this is likely to work.

  * Just to make it clear, it's my hard drive and I know that the password.*

  Hello

  I read in this thread that someone tried to remove the HARD drive password using a laptop from another manufacturer, and it did not work. But he managed to remove the HARD drive password using a Toshiba laptop.

  Usually, the HARD drive password is stored and encrypted on the HARD drive therefore, theoretically, that it should be possible to delete a password KNOWN to the HARD drive using the C660.

  So I would simply test it

• removal of the hard drive HP Pavilion s3360

  My HP Pavilion s3360 crashed 2 days ago, but because I had to buy a new pc anyway, I don't really mind. But I want to try to delete data on my drive hard (if he has not 'dead'...), so I tried to remove it, but the dvd drive is in the way (even I see not the HARD drive). I tried to remove the dvd drive, but that seemed to be stuck... I don't know much about computers, so I'd like some advice on how to remove the dvd drive (and after the HARD disk) on this particular type of pc.

  Hello

  Please see this document toSupport HPdisk HARD main Add/Remove of a HP Slimline PC.

  Let me know if it helps.

  Jaco

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• Satellite A100 - question on the removal of the HARD drive

  Hi all

  I opened the back panel and have Visual access to the hard drive. It is placed in a kind of rubber cradle / cage. Please advise on how to remove the hard drive and replace it with a new one.

  I need to do this is because I am faced with recurring problems of bad sector and now XP will not boot. So I intend to install a new 160 GB HARD drive and use the recovery disc.

  Also, I enclose the picture of the HARD drive in the laptop when the case was opened.

  [http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=toshibahddrd3.jpg]

  Looking forward to your prompt response.

  Thanks in advance.

  Move the HARD drive to the left and the HARD drive will be disconnected. Place it on a flat surface like desktop and remove the two plastic covers by moving them to the left or the right.
  All that s!

• Removal of the HARD drive

  I'm pretty saavy with material and I create systems and have recently started to fix some laptops, but my DV9700t HP are a bit difficult (well, come to think, it's probably just me; you know, the 40-watt bulb in the box of 100 watt).  Anyway, here's the jist of the matter.  When I custom ordered this beast, I had HP put in Hitachi two 120 GB hard drives, 7200 RPM SATA.  My main drive fills up very quickly so I bought a new Hitachi 320 GB drive, 7200 RPM SATA to replace my second 120 which is practically empty (I'll put this one in my front door).  Anyway, I can't understand how the second 120 GB HARD disk frees itself from its Bay.  There are no screws in cradle Bay, only the four screws holding the HARD drive in the frame, and they are on the side of the chassis.  Someone besides the HP repair people has information or instructions on how to get this drive from the Bay.  I really hope that this isn't a matter of removing all the merits of the case, because it would just be a "what we thought"when we designed this baby"kind of thing...

  Thanks Hüffer!  Ever have the feeling that sometimes you have to be smarter than the object you try hard?  Thanks for the help.  It has already changed and put it back together.  Looks great.  I appreciate really help him.

• Windows XP Pro do not validate after the removal of the hard drive

  In an older machine, I have a copy of Windows XP Pro, it is validated and worked perfectly fine, until I removed a dying hard drive of the machine, then it is suddenly telling me that the OS is not genuine. I can't get to turn on again in a way that I can think of, and I don't see anything immediately above that might interfere with the activation. I would really not like to re - install the operating system, anyway I can activate it again without doing so would be greatly appreciated.

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  How to activate Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307890/en-us

  If the activation of the Internet does not work, then see the section titled: "how to activate Windows XP by phone.
  Also, make sure that you do not confuse the product key numbers and letters
  (number 8 for the letter B, etc.)

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  Blank page to activate Windows in the wizard of Windows Product Activation
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314935

  How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/950929/en=us

  Microsoft Activation centers worldwide telephone numbers:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx
  (This site is for activating Volume License, but if you call, they will help you)

  The phone number is not working:
  Microsoft Wordwide contacts: http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.aspx

  Once Windows activated / Genuine Advantage Notifications:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=afd45b36-3d77-4259-801c-d31a9a90cdcf
  (This tool will confirm that the copy of Windows installed on your PC is genuine and authorized)

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Dell Poweredge 1800 Raid 5 accidental removal of the HARD drive

  I was trying to see the type of Raid HARD drive I wanted to upgrade the server. Out-of-disk HARD 3, 2 were disconnected. I turned off the server and then reconnected the HARD drive. The Raid is currently offline. It displays 00, 01 are missing and 03 as connected.

  How can I get the raid, data are crucial and I know if I have INIT all data will be lost.

  Then you will need to enter CTRL-R, highlight the PERC controller in the upper left corner of the VD MGMT screen, foreign and import.  Then see if your boots OS and your data is accessible.

• remove all the HARD drive recovery partition incl. disk partitions

  IM in the process of upgrading to vista 32-bit Ultimate edition - a Lenovo T61 laptop OS original vista home, comes with HARD 160 GB but only show 110 GB disk.
  There is the hidden for drive recovery partition. now, I've wanted this disk recovery partition removed for more space for important files of video editing.

  How can I remove this parition hidden containing the recovery disk?

  I bought the support for laptop recovery CD - I have no need of the hidden partition.

  in the process, I deleted the existing partition (not the hiiden recovery partition) and installed vista ultimate 32 and it lights without problem. I then installed
  the INF chipset utilitty downloaded from the Lenovo Web site, and then installed some drivers downloaded - and all in perfect condition smooth running.

  now, I decided to remove that hidden partition containing the disk recovery - whatever happens after that, I have the recovery CD.

  How to remove this hidden partition? TIA

  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/02/29/delete-and-remove-to-unlock-EISA-hidden-recovery-or-diagnostic-partition-in-Vista/

  The link above is General info re remove hidden restore partitions.

  "In some OEM system, such as IBM/Lenovo, is impossible to remove from Windows."

  This link below might be more to the point for you:

  http://Forum.NotebookReview.com/showthread.php?p=2367169

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  "" "This applies only to Windows Vista.

  * Make sure that you have backed up your OEM code before deleting the Rugged hidden

  The hidden restore Partition Lenovo is a protected partition, then you will not be able to remove it through disk management as you would with any other normal partition. You can use Diskpart. You can still use these steps to remove the hidden restore partition if you have already done a clean install, but you will need a 3rd party software to combine with the main partition. It is better if you remove the first hidden restore Partition, then cross with a clean install using one of the many guides available on this forum.

  Step 1.
  Burn recovery media. Type "Recovery media" (without the quotes) in the search in the Start Menu. Open the application and follow the instructions.

  Step 2.
  Open the application by typing Diskpart either 'Diskpart' (without the quotes) in the search, or type "Diskpart.exe" in run by pressing Windows key + R.

  Step 3.
  Now with open Diskpart, you must enter the following command lines:

  I. type "list disk" without the quotes and press ENTER.

  II. Type in "select disk 0" and press ENTER.

  III. then type in "list partition" and press ENTER.

  IV. then type in 'select partition x' x = the recovery partition you want to delete (I think it's 1, I do not remember) replace x with the number of recovery partition and press to enter.

  V. finally type in "delete partition override" and press ENTER.

  That should do the trick. Good luck!

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  Delete Hidden Partition Lenovo's of recovery on Vista using Diskpart Guide.
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• Hard drive on Inspiron 620 begins to Miss - issues

  I am a year out of warranty and my Seagate 1 TB drive begins to run out.  When I ran the diagnostic, I have errors during a targeted reading test (error code: WHD20-8OT), which suggests to me it's time to start looking for a new drive.  Nice to give me a little warning.

  What would be the best replacement drive to get?  I'm leaning towards Western Digital, but is there something out there that is not suitable for this machine?  What happens if I want to get a really bigger drive?  There will be problems?

  Above all, I would like to reinstall my operating system - how it works?  I would reflect not only the drive in a new because I do not know what could be compromised on the old disk because of his fault (even if I use it now without seeds) and I'd start rather cool anyway.  Unfortunately, the only discs that they suggest I do is a for Windows 7 64 bit repair disc - how can I get the operating system reloaded on a new drive that?  BTW, how a mirror a drive?  Set up as a slave?  I would like to make a few disks in the system, but how do you do that on these machines?  I've been looking and the only thing I found how to do is a system or a repair disc image.  They are more moved by OSs new readers?  Eeek!

  I am fairly well supported and I am not too worried for my data, but I want as my Windows 7 and I realized that I don't know how to put on a new drive?  Is there somewhere on this site a great fool proof statement on the passage of the software operating system to a new disk?  I can handle the physical replacement - it is the operating system and programs I'm afraid I'll lose.

  Ariel

  What is a desktop system or a laptop?  What model?

  There is a utility on the system that can make a recovery disk or a flash drive - it's either Dell Datasafe or Dell backup and restore, depending on the age of the system.

• Remove the hard drive before sending for maintenance?

  Hi all, I'm somewhat new, so I hope that people can help me with this.

  My T400 mother board seems to be dead, which means I can't use the laptop at all. I called Lenovo service center and they told me to post my laptop for them (my warranty is still valid).

  However, I realized later that it was the small matter of trust all my data for them, so I called again to ask. A different operator recommended that I have remove all the hard drive before you post the phone for them. That's what I intend to do, but I forgot to ask if it was OK to remove the disk hard when there is a motherboard problem.

  Is it?

  No it will work as it did you do not have to do anything, it will have the same serial number of the system but have different material serial number

• Portege M400 does not accept the hard drive built into the boot password

  First I assigned a 9 character long password BIOS via the security utility help my new Toshiba Portege M400 (M400-139) with Windows XP Tablet Edition.
  He asked me if I also want to use the same password "repeated" to cover the 22 or so (I don't remember) characters long password of HDD, and I said ok.
  Then, I removed the BIOS password. But couln can't remove HARD drive password.

  I then created a different password which has been long 1 character and removed, but the HARD drive password remained.
  When I rebooted the system, he asked me the 'HARD Word built-in disk '.
  I tried to enter both the 9 and 1 character long passwords, but it says not 'certified '. What should I do?

  Should I write tha password over and over again, until it reaches 22 or more characters?
  If this is the problem, then, the number of characters long?
  I also think that the keyboard layout mapping can be a problem.

  I have never changed the setting page, but maybe that the default value of the plant is different from a windows.
  But I used only numbers and letters of international standard.

  I need immediate assistance.
  All my work is interrupted.

  I put t know if you have inserted the right HARD drive password or not but the non-certified message said that the inserted password is certainly not correct.
  Someone said that the message uncertified might if poster if you laptop was send hibernation instead of the stop mode mode after the password has been set.

  But I don t think that this could be relevant in your case.

  One question; have you tried to delete the password for HARD drive via the password of Toshiba or in the BIOS utility?

  Please check if you can edit/delete in the BIOS because I found the info in the manual M400 you must use the BIOS Setup to modify, delete the disk HARD ot password to set the password master HD!

  The manual also provide information if you forget the user Toshiba HARD drive password will not be able to help you and your HARD drive will be rendered completely and permanently unusable! When save the HARD drive password stop or restart the computer. If the computer is not shut down or restarted, the recorded data (password) cannot be correctly included!

  So maybe that's a reason why you can not change the HDD password?  :|

  Greetings

• Using the HARD drive of a Tecra A4 as a for another laptop external HARD drive.

  I have a Toshiba Tecra A4. I want to use the HARD drive as a second hard drive to another laptop, but it seemed to me that the HDD in Tecra A4 has a special bond that does not fit in a standard externel HDD-Bay. Anyone know how I can use the HARD Tecra A4 drive as an external HARD drive?

  Subquestion: is it not possible to use a 2.5 "HARD drive normal in a Toshiba Tecra A4?

  Hello

  AFAIK Tecra A4 has 2.5 inch HDD inside. But the HARD drive has another connector HARD drive that you can remove. The HARD drive is placed in the HARD drive chassis and fixed with four screws. Remove the screw and the connector. Be very carefully and take it easy.

  After that you can use in other laptops.

• Cloning the hard drive on desktop PC Inspiron 620

  New Member, first post here, great resource.

  I work a friend with his desktop computer Dell Inspiron 620; 3.5 years.  The hard drive begins to run out, but computer still works fine right now.

  I ordered a recovery and support on the way via Dell out of warranty support in case the disc falls in catastrophic failure before we get to this.  But rather than use this recovery media, reload the operating system, drivers, all applications, customization, etc.  I'm thinking of 'cloning' of the current hard drive while the original hard drive is still operational.

  I have never cloned a drive before, but I understand that this would be the procedure. I buy a new identical replacement hard drive (found a 3.5 Sata 1 TB size) and also buy an external USB enclosure for the new disc, connect the new drive via a USB cable, start the cloning software, and then install the disc cloned when cloning is done in the computer?

  No disadvantage of 'cloning' vs reload the operating system?  Any recommendations of any free cloning software, I consider using?   Cloning especially appealed to me because it is a highly customized small business computer.  Get this computer to its current state the long way is certainly feasible, but I want to do the simplest possible.

  Thanks in advance for help people...

  Birchlake

  New Member, first post here, great resource.

  I work a friend with his desktop computer Dell Inspiron 620; 3.5 years.  The hard drive begins to run out, but computer still works fine right now.

  I ordered a recovery and support on the way via Dell out of warranty support in case the disc falls in catastrophic failure before we get to this.  But rather than use this recovery media, reload the operating system, drivers, all applications, customization, etc.  I'm thinking of 'cloning' of the current hard drive while the original hard drive is still operational.

  I have never cloned a drive before, but I understand that this would be the procedure. I buy a new identical replacement hard drive (found a 3.5 Sata 1 TB size) and also buy an external USB enclosure for the new disc, connect the new drive via a USB cable, start the cloning software, and then install the disc cloned when cloning is done in the computer?

  No disadvantage of 'cloning' vs reload the operating system?  Any recommendations of any free cloning software, I consider using?   Cloning especially appealed to me because it is a highly customized small business computer.  Get this computer to its current state the long way is certainly feasible, but I want to do the simplest possible.

  Thanks in advance for help people...

  Birchlake

  There is no need to buy an external enclosure, just install the drive to be cloned as secondary, all you need is a SATA data cable, there is a spare SATA power connector already within the chassis, for an additional HD.

  The simplest method I prefer is to clone the existing hard drive to the new, that will also transfer all applications and programs.

  You need an imaging utility, similar to True Image Home 2016.

  http://www.Acronis.com/homecomputing/products/TrueImage

  Acronis resize partitions transferred to match the size of the new hard drive.

  I also found the free version of AOMEI of Backupper to be excellent and have used it with great success with Windows 8.1 and 10

  http://www.backup-utility.com/free-backup-software.html

  Hard drive manufacturers, also have their own free cloning software available, but it can be used only with their hard drives.

  First, install the new drive as the secondary and the image of the main hard drive in it.

  Immediately after the cloning, shut down the system, switch the data cable [SATA port 0] to the new disk, making the new master hard drive and see if the system boots properly.

  Start the system with only the new hard drive connected.

  Be sure to leave the original drive disconnected, until the new hard drive is working to your satisfaction.

  Before cloning a hard drive, make sure that the existing drive has no corruption or virus on it, because they will be transferred to the new hard drive.

  As we already mentioned, it will take a second SATA data cable, there should be a spare connector to SATA power inside the housing.

  Bev.

• Conclusion removed the hard drive

  Our "old" laptop teacher at work will be used by students this year so our IT team has removed all hard drives.  Unfortunately, one of our teachers made a mistake on the external hard drive backup and lost his papers. The info was accidentally recorded on the hard drive... not the external drive. All hard drives (hundreds and hundreds) are now randomly laying in boxes.

  We can find the laptop that was hers, but is it possible to find the serial number for the hard drive that had been in it? Are the serial numbers for the laptop in any way linked to the serial number on the hard drive? Just try to find every way possible to help him.

  Not sure about the BONE... probably the latest or next to last.

  Thank you!

  There is no correlation between the installed hard drive and MacBooks in which they have been installed. Then the next number in the series could even have another brand of disc.

  Frankly, I can't remove these drives. A single pass of erasure with writing zeros would be crushed everything (but it takes all afternoon). Crushed once sufficient for everything but nuclear secrets.

• If I remove the hard drive from my Mac book will find my Mac still works

  One of my buddies and ME are supporting it because im trying to say that if you remove the hard drive of a Macbook, find my Mac no longer works, even if you get a new hard drive and connect it to the Internet. He said, that it only stops working if it is not connected to the internet, and I know it's true, but I want to know if my theory is correct,

  If you remove the HD there is nothing to identify your Mac then FindMyMac.

  To use FindMyMac the Mac must be connected to the internet and FindMyMac must be enabled in system preferences > iCloud. This requires Mac be signed in iCloud.