Remove HDD/BIOS Password Utilities
This section explains how to remove the HDD and BIOS passwords.
Removing the HDD Password
NOTE: 
NOTE:
If the incorrect HDD password is entered three times in succession, an error is generated. (Figure
Password Error Status
HDD password error code
Figure 2-11. Password Error Status
To reset the HDD password:
1.Open the computer in a DOS environment.
2.Type the following command:
A\> unlockhd XXXXXXXX
Figure 2-12. Unlock Key Code
NOTE: 
NOTE:
XXXXXXXX= HDD Password Error Code
3.Press Enter to generate a new password.
Figure 2-13. Password Encoding
4.Write down the generated master password.
5.Reboot the computer.
6.In the HDD password prompt, type the master password generated in step 3, then press Enter.
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