HDD Password

[Richard <ripareto () gmail com>]

Hi,

I have a laptop (ACER Travelmate 4100) and I´m testing the HDD
Password that my laptop has. I have to chose a good solution to
protect the data stored in the hard disk.

This password is set using the BIOS but is a different key of Master
BIOS password. It doesn´t dissapear formating the disk o doing fdisk

¿The HDD password is strong protection? ¿how can I break the _HDD
Password_ of my laptop?

¿Ideas? ¿Tools?

Thanks

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