Hey all, before I move forward I want to clarify that this laptop was NOT stolen. It was purchased by my dad online, he says through eBay. However, the laptop is locked and I don’t know the username or password, and I’m not able to install Linux on it due to the uefi being password encrypted.
My dad is not good at all with tech, and I’m ok but I haven’t really started my formal education (that’s what the laptop was for) and I’m not really sure how I can use this laptop. I don’t want to tell my dad that it’s useless or that he wasted his money on frankly one of the few kind gestures he’s offered in our relationship. But I don’t know how to remove the password or access the PC at all. Is there some kind of cracker or something I can use to just wipe the uefi password from the laptop?
Thank you for any help or advice you can provide, I appreciate it.
Don’t try to tamper with it or format it. This might really be someone else’s laptop - it’s definitely a stolen laptop, given how the ‘sellers’ aren’t answering your call. Report the seller and try to see if you can get your money back.
And if you’re looking for a laptop, why not get a new one? Something like the ThinkPad E14 or the HP Pavilion Plus is not only cheaper, but you can also upgrade it to 8GB in the future.