{"id":6552,"date":"2016-04-06T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=6552"},"modified":"2016-04-06T16:10:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T16:10:39","slug":"reset-lost-admin-password-on-dell-poweredge-with-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/reset-lost-admin-password-on-dell-poweredge-with-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Reset Lost Admin Password on Dell PowerEdge with RAID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forgot Windows Server admin password for your Dell PowerEdge server? Most of password recovery Live CDs lack the RAID drivers so your hard drive won&#8217;t show up after booting. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps of resetting lost admin password on Dell PowerEdge with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/reset-windows-password.html\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">PCUnlocker Enterprise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You&#8217;ll Need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A USB thumb drive (or a blank CD)<\/li>\n<li>The ISO image of PCUnlocker Enterprise &#8211; You can <a  style=\"text-decoration:underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/download\/pcunlocker_ent_trial.zip\">try the trial version<\/a> before purchasing the full version<\/li>\n<li>Dell RAID drivers &#8211; <a  style=\"text-decoration:underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/SAS-RAID_Driver_NJ6Y8.zip\">Click here<\/a> to download the RAID drivers for Dell PowerEdge, or check out <a  style=\"text-decoration:underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/knowledge\/download-extract-dell-drivers.html\" target=\"_blank\">this article<\/a> on how to download \/ extract Dell drivers directly from Dell official website<\/li>\n<li>A working PC for making the Live CD\/USB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reset Lost Admin Password on Dell PowerEdge with RAID Controller<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Before getting started, use a working PC to download and install <a  style=\"text-decoration:underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/iso2disc.html\" target=\"_blank\">ISO2Disc<\/a>, a free utility that specifically designed to create bootable CD \/ USB drive from ISO image.<\/li>\n<li>Launch ISO2Disc and click on <strong>Browse<\/strong> button. Select the ISO image of PCUnlocker Enterprise in your PC. Select &#8220;<strong>Burn to USB Flash Drive<\/strong>&#8221; and click on <strong>Start Burn<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/iso2disc_usb.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"279\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the burning is complete, copy the RAID driver files you&#8217;ve downloaded and paste them in the root directory of your USB drive.<\/li>\n<li>Once you have your bootable USB drive, plug it in to a USB port on your Dell PowerEdge server. Power on the server and quickly and repeatedly press the <strong>F2<\/strong> key to enter the BIOS Setup.<\/li>\n<li>In the BIOS menu, scroll down to the option for &#8220;<strong>USB Flash Drive Emulation Type<\/strong>&#8220;. Use the space bar to change this to &#8220;<strong>Hard disk<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Then go to the <strong>Boot Sequence<\/strong> option and press Enter. The USB device will now appear as a hard drive in your boot options. Use the space bar to enable or disable boot options and the + or \u2013 keys to change their order in the boot sequence.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dell-poweredge-boot-order.png\" alt=\"dell-poweredge-boot-order\" width=\"600\" height=\"251\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6556\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>After making these changes in your BIOS settings, press <strong>ESC<\/strong> and choose &#8220;<strong>Save and Exit<\/strong>&#8220;. Your server will reboot from your USB drive.<\/li>\n<li>Wait for the PCUnlocker program to launch. The program might prompt you to select the SAM file because it can&#8217;t recognize your hard drive. So you have to load the RAID driver on the fly. Click on the <strong>Options<\/strong> button at the bottom of the screen, and then select &#8220;<strong>Load IDE\/SCSI\/SATA\/RAID Driver<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/load-driver.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the file open dialog appears, choose the RAID driver setup .inf file stored on your USB drive. Click <strong>Open<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dell-poweredge-raid.png\" alt=\"dell-poweredge-raid\" width=\"450\" height=\"332\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6567\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once the driver is loaded successfully, you&#8217;ll see a list of user accounts stored in the Windows SAM file. Choose the administrator account and click on <strong>Reset Password<\/strong> button to remove the password.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/images\/pcunlocker.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reboot your server and unplug the USB thumb drive, you can then log back in to your Windows Server admin account without password. Done!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgot Windows Server admin password for your Dell PowerEdge server? Most of password recovery Live CDs lack the RAID drivers so your hard drive won&#8217;t show up after booting. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps of resetting lost admin password on Dell PowerEdge with PCUnlocker Enterprise. 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