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February 1st, 2011 00:00

SAMSUNG HM641J1 640GB PASSWORD LOCKED-IN INSPIRON N5010

THANKS DVP FOR REPLY. I OWN A DELL INSPIRON N5010. I USED BIOS TO LOCK THE LAPTOP AND LOCKED THE HARD DISK ALSO(SAMSUNG HM641JI)

I HAVE BEEN USING A WELL KNOWN COMMON PASSWORD THAT I HAVE USED FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS.THIS HAS WORKED FOR ME. NOW

WHEN I PULLED OUT THE DISK. I WANTED TO DO A TOTAL FORMAT BEFORE I COULD REINSTALL WINDOW 7  AGAIN. BUT IT COULD NOT BE READ BY A USB CASING. I HAD ONCE USED A USB CASING AND I HAD READ AND FORMATED THE HDD. WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN THE INSPIRON. IT COULD NOT ACCEPT THE COMMON PASSWORD I HAD BEEN USING. IT ASKED FOR HDD PASSWORD. IT SAID THE ONE PUT IN WAS INVALID.TRIED THREE TIME AND IT GAVE ME ERROR CODE RZ412024 SYSTEM SERVICE CODE IS 5NTKDL1.

 

I TRIED SOME SOLUTIONS.

I FIXED THE HARD DISK IN A DESK TOP COMPUTER. BUT THE COMPUTER COULD NOT READ IT. HOWERVER I COULD SEE THE SAMSUNG HM641JI ICON IN THE DEVICE MANAGER. I TRIED UPDATING DRIVER ON LINE BUT NO WAY OUT.

I TRIED ONE SOFTWARE WHICH COULD SEE THE HARD DISK BUT IT COULD DO NOTHING. NOT HIGHLIHGTED.

 

I PUT BACK TO USB BUT NO WAY OUT.

BUT ALL OTHER LAPTOP HARD DRIVES CAN BE READ THROUGH USB AND IN THE DEKTOP.

 

ANY SOLUTION TO ACCESS MY HARD DISK AGAIN.

ATLEAST IN THE LAPTOP IT ASK FOR PASSWORD . DID PASSWORD CHANG ACCIDENTALLY BUT IN THE DESKTOP NO RESPONCE.

 

ANY WAY OUT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR READING MY POST. REPLY IN MY MAIL

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February 1st, 2011 05:00

You posted in the Dell|EMC Storage forum. Which model EMC SAN do you have?

If you have a desktop or laptop, you may want to post in those specific sections for more visibility to those who may have answers to your questions.

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