Harryc wrote:Did that fix the hard drive password issue?

Both user and master pass are active it says. User hdp (which I still remember) is the only thing it asks for when opening bios. Starting up windows is not a problem. Password wasn't the problem.. Thanks anyway

Problem has been fixed! chkdsk /r command did the trick.

It's time for a new drive. There is no way to fix or recover a drive with a messed up Hard drive password. It's a hockey puck now.

A new hard disk? After the new hard disk is placed and Windows xp pro is installed again it should be all good?

Well it does not gives you the option to disable it. Entering in the current password and leaving 'Enter new Pass' + 'Confirm New Pass' empty gives me the message: Master HDP is required to disable hard disk password. Re-enter password. Master HDP is screwed up because it accepted an empty field whe...

This is what I see.. Hard Disk1 Password: [User+Master], when I select that I get: [User HDP] [Master HDP] when one of those are selected > Enter Current Pass, Enter New, Confirm Password. I have no clue how to disable this. Settings such as Power-On Pass, Require Pass after hibernate etc. are disab...

How?

Is the hard drive seen in BIOS on the startup/boot screen? Yeah it is. Hitachi HTS722012K9SA00 (120 GB). I did not drop the t60, neither did I something stupid in Windows itself. I did however made a hard disk password + accidently pulled out the simcard flop at the back. Nothing seems wrong about ...

^ Ok I did. The xp loadscreen gives me a new bluescreen: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME. Both start windows normally and safe mode.

You'll need a bootable diskette drive. USB external will work. Download the Intel Proboot utilities here: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?ProductID=412&DwnldID=19186&lang=eng&iid=dc_rss I formatted a bootable floppy as stated and the IBAUTIL was created on disc. once you get throug...

Hello Thinkpad forum, After a week of using my new Lenovo T60 (which I bought from someone else/no warranty) I suddenly get this error message after I made some hdd and bios password chances: Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.24 PXE-E05: The LAN adapter's configuation is corrupted or has not ...