Dell latitude D505 disk locked ?

[primoz1]

Hi again.
I got this D505 without HDD, and put in HDD from another HP defected laptop, on start ask for disk password, in BIOS is no pass enabled, so I suspect maybe is been locked in HP nx6125, but this HP no work at all.

So what is solution for that problem ? I try calculate unlock code from service tag and is NO effect.

IF put hdd like external is no show any pertitions etc. but this Dell D505 boot from CD normal, and try to install win xp, but again no show any partitons and installation fail.

Thank you for any support.

[spidey]

Re: Dell latitude D505 disk locked ?

you cant solve this problem. hdd has password, it is not about laptop.

[primoz1]

Re: Dell latitude D505 disk locked ?

Hi. I know, but someone told me next. "if I change firmware on HHD drive, pass will be erased" is just one problem, is like mission inpossible to find proper firmware, because is many-many diferent versions, and people who know more of this, got wery closed community.

[spidey]

Re: Dell latitude D505 disk locked ?

you can work on firmware with pc3000 or similar (software and hardware). if you find the same HDD, it may not work also. Because firmware collects information about your HDD any time, like temp., how old it is, bad sectors, s.m.a.r.t inf. etc.. so a hdd with the same pcb will have a different firmware. good luck on it.

[primoz1]

Re: Dell latitude D505 disk locked ?

Hi. I find this PC3000 UDMA device, is too expensive, and I do not know anyone who got this device near me.

So I must try find original firmware for that disk, but is problem where start search ?

edit: disk is toshiba MK6025GAS 2.5" 60gb

[primoz1]

Re: Dell latitude D505 disk locked ?

Hi. I not success, I try with diferent software and no one even detect that HDD, so case closed, is inpossible for me