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Old 05-19-2004, 11:31 AM   #5 (permalink)
cliche
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Drivelock can only be cracked by sending in the drive if it can be cracked at all. I think it takes shorting two pins momentarily as part of the start sequence but it could be more complicated than that.
I know the folks that offer the service have a clean room. ;-) I would have to look up the specific Presario model to check the password clear process. Some can be done with the internal battery, some can't. The process is more complicated than simply removing the battery if there is a field process.
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