X61 Bizarrely Asking for HDD Password when one not set??

Had some odd problems with my X61 last Friday with it dropping into 'stand-by' mode (Windows XP) every 30 seconds or so.  Trying to clear it I cycled the power and now it's asking for a HDD password - when I've not had a HDD password set since I installed PGP WDE 12+ months ago!!
I've tried the current PGP password, together with all of the passwords I used around the time I installed PGP - nothing works.
Removing the HDD and booting gets me to the BIOS settings and I've tried switiching the Passphrase setting (discussed in another post) and trying all the passwords again - still no good.  I've also tried the Drive in an alternate x61.
Anyone heard of anything like this?

Attach the HDD, turn on computer and press <Enter> if you are requested for the password.
Sometimes it can happen, that the user is asked for a password, even none has been set.
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