Hi-

I recently turned on my Toshiba Satellite 1405-S151 laptop after
several weeks not using it and, after starting with the Toshiba logo &
icons, it came to a blank page with "HDD Password =" and a flashing
cursor.

I have never set an HDD Password on my computer, and this hasn't
happened before. Tried typing in a few passwords I've used for other
things, but after three tries the computer just shuts off.

I need to get the computer to work, or at least retrieve my data. Can
anyone help or offer ideas? Heard there was a class action lawsuit
against Toshiba for the same issue with Satellites, but that was the
6100 series. Anyone else had this problem with Toshibas in my laptop
series?

(If there's a Toshiba group I'm unaware of, please direct me there)

Big thanks,
J

<nycg10014@aol.com> wrote in message
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I did find a Toshiba group *Japan.comp.Toshiba*
It is in English, but doesn't seem to be terribly active,
but it's worth a try. Otherwise try some of the computer
hardware groups.

You are likely screwed. In most cases, there is no reasonable way to
recover a hard drive that [thinks it] has a password set.


nycg10014@aol.com wrote:

More than likely the hard drive is dead and this is the indication the
system gives.
Terry

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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nycg10014@aol.com wrote:
That's one of the risks of not setting passwords.

I once took a computer to a swapmeet. Some NICE person set a bios
password that locked up the system. Luckily, it was an old system
that could be reset by removing the battery. People do bad things
just for fun...sigh...
You didn't piss off one of your kids lately did you?
mike

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On Apr 7, 5:34 pm, mike <spam...@gmail.com> wrote:
No - it hasn't been out of my posession since a few weeks ago when it
was working fine, unless someone could've put in a "timed" password
shutdown, but I don't even know if that's possible. My main worry is
getting data off it without it costing a fortune - wonder if anyone
else had the same problem. Thanks for all the replies - please keep
em coming.

The passwords are saved in flash memory that does not require battery
backup.


Peabody wrote:

On 7 Apr 2007 11:23:33 -0700, "nycg10014@aol.com" <nycg10014@aol.com>
wrote:

It should be a simple matter to retrieve your data .... all you need
to do is to .....
carefully remove the laptop hdd .....
use an "ide-to-laptop hdd" adapter an connect this to the secondary
ide ribbon cable of any desktop computer having a similar OS.....
on restarting the computer, go into bios setup and ensure that
the laptop hdd is mounted.....
when you boot into the os, your toshiba drive partitions will
be accessible and you can copy (cut, paste, delete) your
important data files to any other medium of your choice.

Ron,

No, wrong.

HARD DRIVE passwords are EXTREMELY secure. They are implemented
entirely within the hard drive, and the guiding principle is that the
drive's data shall NEVER be accessed without the correct password. The
password is recorded both on the drive platters and in flash memory on
the PCB, and they have to match or the drive is non-functional. NOTHING
will allow access ... not using an IDE or USB adapter in another
computer, and not changing the drive circuit card. This feature was
implemented to allow government and corporations to have data security
if a laptop was stolen, and it is EXTREMELY difficult (all but
impossible) to bypass.

Ron wrote:

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:01:54 -0400, Barry Watzman
<WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote:

Ok Barry! ...... thanks for the info.... :-)

The original poster may wish to ask around here .....
http://forum.notebookreview.com

/Ron