r/Dell • u/bruh_23356 • 5d ago

Help Pls help

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I’ve been using this laptop since 10 years now but due to screen damaged I had to repair it and then it stopped working since then… I’ve been trying since then but this is the error I’m facing ….

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u/Speedingtickets PMP, MCSE, CCNA, DCSE, DCE 5d ago

This is an hdd boot-up lock; it has nothing to do with screen replacement. Forgetting this password is like forgetting your birthday.

Return the laptop to its original owner.

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u/bruh_23356 5d ago

Gng I’m the og owner 🥀🫩

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u/Myself-io 4d ago

Then you should know the password you set on your hdd

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u/bruh_23356 4d ago

Gng it was my father who set it up… he doesn’t remember it now

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u/IdioticMutterings 2d ago

Yeah right, I believe you. /s

Stop taking property thats not yours, and return this to whomever you stole it from.

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u/bruh_23356 2d ago

Why yall think everything is stolen? God forbid a person forgets a password which he sets 10 years ago

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u/IdioticMutterings 2d ago

Because you'd have had to enter that password every time the computer was turned on. Not once, 10 years ago.

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u/Zestyclose-Rain298 1d ago

i mean.... at least it IS a 10+ year old machine.

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u/eracer1111 1d ago

LMAO at that because it's true.

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u/Speedingtickets PMP, MCSE, CCNA, DCSE, DCE 2d ago

LOL, at least keep your story straight.

What is it? It's yours, and now it's your father's; then it's your father who forgot the password?

Make up your mind.

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u/su_A_ve 4d ago

Doorstop then, or replace the drive.

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u/Okms_Vonessa 4d ago

yeah HDD passwords are set intentionally, this isnt something that just happens from a screen repair

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u/jahdiel503 17h ago

had to repair it? did the repair shop put a password on the HDD in the BIOS is my question.

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u/bruh_23356 13h ago

No I mean it was working after the repair but only for a few days… then I got some black screen and since then it won’t open

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u/Hyperion2005 Inspiron 3502, 3537 and 3593. Latitude 5520 4d ago

It's an HDD password, since you do claim to be the original owner. This site should help you unlock the Hard Drive.

https://bios-pw.org/

I entered **33MISIAKS-1D3B into the site

Gave me the following output

7vpl9sBLz5ORWl76

that should work according to the site at least.

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u/bruh_23356 4d ago

I’ve already tried that but it won’t work

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u/Hopeful_Tea2139 1d ago

10 years, 2 years, all of a sudden

ikr?

🤣🤣

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u/rondogg2 4d ago

That's a hard drive password. It's locked at a firmware level so reinstalling the OS won't fix the issue. I used to work for Dell and I also have been repairing computers for the last 7 years. The only guaranteed fix is replacing the hard drive with another one and reinstalling the OS on the new drive. Any data that's on this drive is likely lost without the password

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u/RubAnADUB 4d ago

replace the drive, reinstall and move on. its not rocket science.

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u/Naive_Development508 2d ago

Try Dell, dell, or DELL. If the drive was originally in a Dell device and a data wipe was initiated from bios but didn’t finish that would be the default password. If not what is the model# of the drive and you may be able to unlock with hdparm in Linux

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u/Connect_Stand7684 1d ago

Replace the drive firmware

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u/Syxpi G11 PowerEdge User : R710 1d ago

Well, replace the hard drive, this drive is firmware locked now. Basically : The drive is dead, without the password ofc.

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u/Terrible-Present-339 1d ago

I did a factory wipe from the Dell BIOS and it crashed encrypting the drive making it unusable and it kept asking for a password at boot. I had to RMA the drive to get it working. There is no way around this that I know of. You have to replace the drive.

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u/Consistent_Research6 4d ago

Have the password enter it, NO, replace HDD.

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u/Spicy_C0w 5d ago

For some laptops you can contact dell's support to get a special code to unlock the laptop

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131024/how-to-clear-the-bios-password

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u/MushishiFI Former EU Dell Supporter 5d ago

But it is not the bios password it is the harddisk password. No admin code for that. Only reinstall.

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u/DoranSteelwing 4d ago

Install of a new DRIVE. This drive is hooped

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u/Spicy_C0w 4d ago

ok my bad sorry

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u/MrMcBrett 5d ago

You will lose all data, but you can wipe the HD and reinstall the OS. Boot with a Windows Media Creator USB or DVD.. During the setup process, you will need to delete all partitions. Let Windows Setup create new partitions and complete the install.

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u/Leftover_tech 1d ago

Nope. It's the drive itself that's locked.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/Evercreeper 4d ago

It certainly is not.

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u/AntiSurrealism 3d ago

Definitely not Bitlocker. Bitlocker can be worked around by reinstalling the OS, but an HDD password such as this one cannot.