From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sat Jul 22 2000 - 03:23:04 EDT
Chris..
i just tried setting the HDD password on my A20p, using a toshiba 12gig
drive with w98SE preload..
it worked fine.. i.e. the toshiba takes and retains the password..
Chris Schumann wrote:
> (Having no response once before, he asks again)
>
> Good folken of the ThinkPad mailing list, I would like to know if
> the third party hard drives you have accept passwords from the
> ThinkPad BIOS.
>
> If you have one, please try to set the password and ensure the
> drive cannot be accessed without entering the password again.
>
> Also, if you have an IBM drive that's not specifically for a
> ThinkPad, give that a try, too.
>
> Please let me know what you find out, since information can easily
> be worth much more than the whole computer.
>
> I'd be happy to summarize results.
>
> Chris
>
> (And hey, I could even try it with my own Toshiba drives. :)
-- Happy trails...** Bill Morrow ** :-) WEB page http://thinkpads.com e-mail: bill_at_thinkpads.com, penzance_at_gate.net
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