Clear HDD password

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@mrwm

Have you tried taking out the CMOS battery + disconnecting the battery, then pressing and holding the power button for 30 seconds?

I know this method is usually used to clear BIOS settings (and thus HDD passwords) on most desktop computers, and some laptops, but I’m not sure if it works on framework laptops, and if they save settings to storage.

Hi - thanks, however it’s not a setting saved by the CMOS. It’s recorded on the disk to prevent the disk to be read in another system.

@Azure

You may also want to send a message to Framework Support and mention this thread in your ticket. There is a chance that this is a bug in the firmware they don’t know about and could fix, or even an error in said instructions that they will want to change.

Thank you too - I’ll do that shortly. I wanted to see if there was something the community could easily help with first. After the initial post, I also re-read the BIOS firmware upgrade thread so I know they have a lot on their plates and wanted to see if perhaps any news would come about a new version.