The first thing i suggest you is contact the previous owner of laptop and ask him the Hard Drive Password
Hard drive password is different from the password set for BIOS
Do not forget your hard disk password! Keep it in a safe place. If you forget your hard disk password, there is no way to reset your password without losing the data in the disk. Neither an IBM authorized reseller nor IBM marketing
representative can make the hard disk drive usable.
Removing a Hard Disk Password:
The procedure to remove a hard disk password depends on whether or not it is set to the same password as the power-on password.
When the hard disk password is set the same as the power-on password:
Remove the password by following the procedure below. This operation removes both the hard disk password and the power on password.
You must remove your password at the password prompt that appears when you turn on the computer. To remove the password, at the prompt: Enter your current password, press the Spacebar and then press Enter.
When the hard disk password and the power-on password are different, or a power-on password has not been
set:
1. Turn off the computer and wait at least 5 seconds: then turn it on.
2. If you have set the power-on password, type it; then press Enter.
3. When the hard disk password prompt appears, type your current password, press the Spacebar, and then press Enter.
Sajid Mohammed
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