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How to Check if the HDD Password is Present Using Dell Tools

Summary: The following article provides information about checking for Hard Disk Drive (hard drive) password present using the Dell Command Application.

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Instructions

How can I tell if the hard drive has a password using Dell tools?

 

The following guide takes you through the command-line steps to carry this out using the Dell Command application installed on your computer.

Checking the hard drive Password using Dell Command:

Note: You cannot find out about hard drive password presence using Dell Command | Monitor but several other Dell Command applications do help to identify this. (Known previously as OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI))

How to open a Command Prompt:

Press the Windows logo and the X keys together simultaneously to open the power user menu. Select Command Prompt with Admin from the list of options.

Dell Command | PowerShell Provider:

PS C:\temp> (dir dellsmbios:\security\hddinfo | select -ExpandProperty currentvalue).PwdProtected
No

PS C:\temp>

Dell Command | Configure (Using the Client Configuration Tool Kit (CCTK)) #1:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86_64>cctk --hddinfo
HDD Information in the current system.
--------------------------------------------
Index : 0
HDD Name: Internal- SN: W3N0FRH7
Present: Yes
Pwd-Protected: No
Pending-Restart: No
Admin-only-change: No
-------------------------------------------

Dell Command | Configure (Using the CCTK) #2:

(Hard drive Password is present)

C:\dell\DCC\X86_64>cctk --hddpwd=
The HDD 0 is password protected. Provide the password.

C:\dell\DCC\X86_64>

(No hard drive Password is present)

C:\dell\DCC\x86_64>cctk --hddpwd=
HDD password cannot be cleared as the HDD is not password protected.

C:\dell\DCC\X86_64>

When checking across your install base, you can include the response from these tools into scripts to check for the presence of a hard drive password.


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Affected Products

Inspiron, Latitude, Vostro, XPS, Fixed Workstations, Dell Command | Configure, Dell Command | Powershell Provider
Article Properties
Article Number: 000123172
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 12 Nov 2024
Version:  6
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