do all BIOSes have HD password setting?

[ThePiston]

I'm guessing no, but I just bought a Momentus HD barebone (no documentation). I thought there'd be a setting in the BIOS to set the password, but I see none. This computer is about 3 years old though. Is the HD password setting a relatively new feature?

 

[razel]

All BIOSs don't all have it. It is not new and over the years I have noticed it become more standardized. Hopefully one day it will be universally standardized.

 

[ThePiston]

damn, i'm not about to get a new mobo/cpu for this either. oh well

 

[Modelworks]

Most laptops have it but not a lot of desktops. If you want the feature in the future then look for boards that say they have a TPM on the board.