asus t100ta locked hard disk

[rezakaffash]

i have asus t100ta which had original windows 8 i installed windows 10 on it now windows 10 is deleted from ssd i want to install window 8 but i am getting hard disk locked error i cant format or delete any partition even with third party apps or disk part override command .also device has problem to go recovery mode please someone help me.

 

[hang-the-9]

Are you trying to do all this from a running system or from a Windows setup boot disk? You can't wipe an active Windows partition while Windows is running. Boot off the Windows 8 setup media, then you should be able to delete the partition and install things on the disk.

 

[rezakaffash]

Are you trying to do all this from a running system or from a Windows setup boot disk? You can't wipe an active Windows partition while Windows is running. Boot off the Windows 8 setup media, then you should be able to delete the partition and install things on the disk.

Yes but not solved

 

[webworkings]

It has been two years since you posted about this issue. That is likely why it was marked solved. If you want information and help, you need to be around to reply.