Dell Command Software: Checking if the HDD Password is Present with Dell Tools

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

How can you tell if your computer has a hard drive password present?

The guide below will take you through how to do this using the Dell Command Software installed on your Dell computer.

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A guide to checking hard drive Password using the Dell Command Software

How to open a Command Prompt

Press the <Windows + X> keys together 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 (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
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Dell Command | Configure (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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