Hi there all.
have this problem with a hdd password. its like this.I got this error 163 and 161 on my ibm laptop which says its a bad cmos. I changed its been asking for a password.its not a bios password cos i put the hdd into another laptop and its still asking for a password and it cant boot past that. i even tried formatting it but no dice
i read its a safety mechnism on the hdd in case the system gets stolen. I really could do with some help here guys.
tanx.
sphinx 0 Newbie Poster
jo2995 1 Junior Poster in Training
Error number 163 and 161 mean specificly that the time and date is not set. But ya, your cmos is also dead. Got that from http://www.ibm.com/us/ <dont know how to un-underline name. Not a hyperlink. >
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