One of the security features included with many motherboards is a BIOS lock. With a BIOS lock in place, your computer won't boot into the operating system without the password, BIOS settings cannot be ...

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I have a bunch of old workstations for a client and I'm wondering if there's a quick/easy way to wipe all the hard drives? Like a boot disk I can use that will quickly format the drive? Doesn't need ...

To enable my Samsung EVO drive for use with Bitlocker I believe I need to wipe it using the Samsung Secure Erase tool. I used the Samsung Magician tool to create a bootable Secure Erase USB stick and ...

Click the image above to listen to the audio. Sooner or later, you’ll want to sell, donate or recycle the digital devices that keep you connected. Before you do that with any device that has onboard ...

If you have important data trapped on a computer that's not working, there are ways to recover it. You should already have a backup, but here's what you can do in an emergency. If you need to migrate ...