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    Removing hdd password

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Jay_d, Feb 7, 2010.

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    Jay_d Notebook Consultant

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    I'm replacing a hdd in a DV9000 with an nvidia chipset. The hard drive i got has a password set, I know the password but how do I enter it in to remove it? Short of actually getting the original laptop it was from, is there a Seagate utility that allows this? I tried seatools but no password options.
     
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    Bah, MHDD did it for me.
     
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