Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 05:35:21 -0300 From: Jose Tavares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] BIOS password, protecting against thieves ..
On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 21:23 -0800, Jose Tavares wrote: Replying my own .. > I'm here trying to figure out what's the purpose of the password that > can be set in U100 BIOS .. Where is the help for this kind of thing?? > > There's a "simple" password, and another two passwords for HDD access > that can be set for user and master.. > > When they'll be asked? All passwords are asked on always on booting the machine.. Not on rebooting.. > Where's the HDD password written? Maybe somewhere near MBR and Partition Table. Maybe something easy to bypass.. > I set a password in LILO to prevent my OSes from booting and now I want > to lock the system setup. Simply setting a password can lock access to the machine and consequently to its boot config. Now the problem is the boot priority.. There'll be always other ways of booting the machine .. > Is there a way to make this machines totally unhackable? What I'm trying > to do is to turn my machine into a totally useless one in case of being > stolen.. > > Maybe a totally unhackable will be impossible, tips are welcome .. > > I realized that the boot priority always show cd-rom or lan.. So, in > case someone swap the HDD for a clean one, the machine will be bootable > with other devices even if the thief doesn't have the BIOS password...? Probably true .. > I really don't care about my data because it's cloned but I really care > to make it useless to obligate the thief to return it for a reward. > > [] > JA Tavares [] JA Tavares
