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Does the firmware password also cause the hard drive contents to be encrypted? I don't think so. Anybody with a screwdriver can take the hard drive out, pop it
by kijinbear 16y ago
Does the firmware password also cause the hard drive contents to be encrypted? I don't think so. Anybody with a screwdriver can take the hard drive out, pop it into another box, and bypass whatever password you've set up. After all, why would a thief care about voiding the warranty?
- thought_alarm 16y agoAs much as I hate to quote my own comment: "If someone has physical access to your hardware then they can get access to all of your unencrypted data if they really want it. However, a firmware password would probably prevent someone from emailing you from your own account a couple of hours after they've stolen your laptop."
- borism 16y agoas much as I hate to quote previous comment: "Anybody with a screwdriver can take the hard drive out, pop it into another box, and bypass whatever (BIOS/EFI) password you've set up." if you really don't wan't somebody to have access to your system you need full disk encryption.