I don't think that there is a way to get this to work over a USB connection.

I'm surprised that it didn't work on the Compaq. The keyboard could be
part of the issue, or the Compaq may just handle this "differently" than
your original computer. Or your memory of what the password was might
just be faulty.


groupware@rocketmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My laptop has died and I have taken out the hard drive and connected
> it to a USB connector.
>
> Windows recognised the hard drive and it apears in Device Manager but
> does not map a drive or apper in the Disk Management wndow.
>
> I then remembered I had set a password for the drive.
>
> Question 1 - Is there any way to enter a HDD passowrd via a USB/IDE
> connection
>
> I then put my Hard Drive into another laptop (a HP Compaq NC4010) and
> as good as gold the Bios requested the HDDDrive Bay Password.
>
> I entered the password but no go ?
>
> Question 2 - The computer that the Hard Drive comes from uses a US
> layout keyboard and the one i am trying to use it in now is a UK
> layout. I use a ~ (tilde) in my password which is in a different spot
> on these keyboards (although I have tried the various corresponding
> key locations) but it continually rejcts my password.
>
> Could this cause a problem ?
>
> Or is there something else ?
>
> Jason
>