S smitty81 New Member Mar 5, 2009 #1 I have a factory dell e1505 and i need a admin password to format the hard drive. Anyone know what this might be or how to get it or bypass it?
I have a factory dell e1505 and i need a admin password to format the hard drive. Anyone know what this might be or how to get it or bypass it?
johnb35 Administrator Staff member Mar 5, 2009 #2 How are you trying to format your drive? You should be using the OS cd to do it. A password shouldn't be required to unlock a drive to be formatted.
How are you trying to format your drive? You should be using the OS cd to do it. A password shouldn't be required to unlock a drive to be formatted.
scubaseven New Member Mar 6, 2009 #3 have you tried restarting the computer then doing the f12 thing? takes you to system restore
S sshaggy Member Mar 6, 2009 #4 i dont think when u format from ur vista or xp cd, password is required. how are u ding it. are u using recovery disks??
i dont think when u format from ur vista or xp cd, password is required. how are u ding it. are u using recovery disks??
T tyttebøvs New Member Mar 8, 2009 #5 On the other hand, if the password has been set on the drive itself, you cannot just format it.
