Trying to reformat hard drive

[Bryan_73]

I was given a hard drive that has Linux on it. I want to completely wipe that out so I can use in another computer. The problem I am having is that it still has a password on it. Is there anything I can do?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Ask for password from previous owner of the drive.
If password is not known, then return drive to the owner.

 

[rgd1101]

read http://www.tomsguide.com/forum/id-2317969/read-passwords-lock-codes-pin-numbers.html