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Question posted by jsmomma85 on February 24th, 2013

How Do I Disable The Hard Drive Password On My N1050 Inspirion Laptop?

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Answer #1: Posted by NiranjanvijaykumarAtDell on February 25th, 2013 12:37 AM

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Hello jsmomma85,

I am from Dell Social Media and Community.

You can change/remove the Hard drive password from System Set up(Bios)

Entering System Setup
Turn on (or restart) your notebook.
While the notebook is booting, press <F2> immediately to access the BIOS Setup Utility.
Use the arrow keys to move the screens and select Security tab
Highlight HDD Password status and hit enter to make the appropriate changes.
(If you have to remove it, delete the password or leave the password section blank and hit enter)

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