Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:55:18 +1200 From: Fran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] BIOS password, protecting against thieves ..
On Monday 27 March 2006 20:41, Jose Tavares wrote: > 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. BIOS password is easy to reset. HD password isn't. Throw the HD away and put a new one in there any you're away laughing. Fran :):):)
