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My laptop asks for a built-in HDD password which I did not set. What do I do?

Dayaanand1
2012-08-07 04:11:56
Try resetting the BIOS by removing the battery.
ha14
2012-03-22 23:28:00
perhaps your have a bad hard drive.try to reset BIOS and CMOS battery to see if it can remove this restriction.you can check also if there is a section "Built in HDD Password" in BIOS, if yes then modify password.