CCTK HDD Password clear not working

Question

Hi,

I am trying to change the BIOS PW on multiple clients, Latitude laptops to be exact, but I cannot set a new value because a HDD PW is in place as well. When I try to clear the HDD password, CCTK simply says: The password for the HDD cannot be set.

So, I can basically clear my BIOS admin pw, but not reset it, because it is blocked due to a set HDD pw. On older devices (E6400) it works as intended without problem. Anyone got any idea? Commands used:

cctk.exe --hddpwd= --valhddpwd=oldhddpw
cctk.exe --setuppwd= --valsetuppwd=oldbiospw
cctk.exe --setuppwd=newpw
cctk.exe --hddpwd=oldhddpw

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

BejayR · Answer

I actually found the solution myself and wanted to share.....

It seems that the BIOS and the system are using different Codepages. When I changed the password's "z" to "y" it worked. So, if the original password is "pazzword" you need to command

cctk.exe --hddpwd= --valhddpwd=payyword

This coming from a system and area with qwertz keyboards.

Perhaps this helps others with a similar problem. I'd still love a "silent" option though.

Regards BJ

Enterprise Client

CCTK HDD Password clear not working

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