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Using UBCD Insert is INSERT Version 1.2.14 modified for Ultimate Boot CD I was able to read an NTFS partition on a hard drive that was locked using Compaq DriveLock.

The newer version of INSERT 1.3.6 cannot boot the kernel without locking up, unless you use the failsafe.

Now if only I could wipe the whole drive.

all this leads me to belive that the linux 2.4.x kernel series can override the disklock somehow.

update:
ok so i got the drive wiped nicely. drivelock is still in effect so we have to hit enter a few times every power up/reboot. but atleast the laptop allows the HDD to be booted.
Ubuntu installs OK. Microsoft XP installed OK.