I have two pc's running in the beta channel, but only use one of them. Since getting my Ryzen 5700G on a B450 motherboard with 32Gb of ram, I have neglected the other with the Athlon 3000G for at least 18 months. The other day, I felt guilty for not switching it on and when I did switch on, got a screen for putting in a password for unlocking the HDD, a 500Gb WD 750 Black NVME sitting in a PCIexpress x 16 in the motherboard. The HDD was transfered to a USB-C enclosure but although the pc gave a beep when I plugged it in, it is invisable to Windows. Crystal Disk Info sees the drive correctly and so does my free copy of Mini tool Partition Wizard. The free MTPW is not able to do much with the HDD.
I would like to reload a copy of W11 pro hopefully using the same HDD, but if that is not possible, I do have a 256Gb Patriot spare.
Any ideas about getting the locked HDD running would be appreciated, there is no data on it that I need to retain.
I have looked through my paperwork in the hope of finding a clue to the password, but to no avail.
I would like to reload a copy of W11 pro hopefully using the same HDD, but if that is not possible, I do have a 256Gb Patriot spare.
Any ideas about getting the locked HDD running would be appreciated, there is no data on it that I need to retain.
I have looked through my paperwork in the hope of finding a clue to the password, but to no avail.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- W11 pro beta
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- home built
- CPU
- Athlon 3000G
- Motherboard
- Asrock A320M-HDV r4.0
- Memory
- 16Gb Crucial DDR4 2400
- Graphics Card(s)
- onboard cpu
- Sound Card
- onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- AOC 27
- Screen Resolution
- 2560-1440
- Hard Drives
- WD black SN750 M2 500Gb
- PSU
- 500W Seasonic core 80+gold non modular
- Case
- Fractal Design Define R2
- Cooling
- front 2 x 120mm rear 100mm stock psu
- Internet Speed
- 135/20
- Browser
- Firefox and edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Security and free Malwarebytes
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- Operating System
- W11 pro 64 beta (from W10 pro system builder pack)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- homebuilt
- CPU
- Ryzen 7 5700G
- Motherboard
- MSI B450 tomahawk max II
- Memory
- 4 x 8Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000 DDR4
- Graphics card(s)
- onboard cpu
- Sound Card
- motherboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG 21.5" IPS
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- WD 1Tb Black M2 SN850X on Asus hyper M2 X16 max V2 card
- PSU
- Be Quiet 400 semi modular 80+gold
- Case
- Coolermaster Silencio 650
- Cooling
- 140mm front, 120 rear Akasa Vegas Chroma AM
- Internet Speed
- 135/20
- Browser
- edge/Firefox
- Antivirus
- WD plus Malwarebytes free
