Previously Qbert said:I've a Toshiba HDD 40 GB, locked with ATA Password.
I'm not interested in datas. Just would like to remove the
password. What have I to do?
Qbert said:I've a Toshiba HDD 40 GB, locked with ATA Password.
I'm not interested in datas. Just would like to remove the password. What
have I to do?
There are procedures to do this for some drives, as well as services
that will do it for you. Google on hard disk password. I haven't
used any of these techniques, however, and some services are
reportedly scams.
However, if you don't have data to recover, your time/money is much
better spent on a new 40Gb disk, as the procedures, if they exist
involve doing things like swapping hard drive electronics/boards onto
the hard disk, or unsoldering chips and such invasive things, from
what I have seen out there.
Previously Qbert said:Well, some online services offer the unlock for 9 USD.
I think it's good price, but that's not the point. How can they do that?
Brute force? Backdoors?
I would like to figure out the procedure. That's all!
Qbert said:Well, some online services offer the unlock for 9 USD.
I think it's good price, but that's not the point. How can they do that?
Brute force? Backdoors?
I would like to figure out the procedure. That's all!
Qbert said:Well, some online services offer the unlock for 9 USD.
I think it's good price, but that's not the point. How can they do that?
Brute force? Backdoors?
I would like to figure out the procedure. That's all!
craigm said:Since you are not looking to keep the data, for some drives it is a matter
of sending a few commands to the drive to erase the data and the password.
You need to look at the specifications for your specific drive to see what
the commands are.
Just download a wizard. It runs and check the driver locked. If it thinks to
be able to unlcock it, the procedure starts... and you have to put the code
that you had bought... for 9 USD (up to 80GB).
Let me know if you try it! I haven't yet!
Care to post a link?
Sure: http://www.hddunlock.com/
Just download a wizard. It runs and check the driver locked. If it
thinks to be able to unlcock it, the procedure starts... and you have
to put the code that you had bought... for 9 USD (up to 80GB).
Let me know if you try it! I haven't yet!
Do you plan to add support for 2.5-inch Seagate, IBM and Hitachi
drives?
Unfortunately, these drives cannot be unlocked by a software since there
are lot of security measures implemented by these manufacturers. These
drives can be unlocked only in a lab by performing some soldering work and
using external devices.
Previously bealoid said:Sure: http://www.hddunlock.com/
Just download a wizard. It runs and check the driver locked. If it
thinks to be able to unlcock it, the procedure starts... and you have
to put the code that you had bought... for 9 USD (up to 80GB).
Let me know if you try it! I haven't yet!Do you plan to add support for 2.5-inch Seagate, IBM and Hitachi
drives?Unfortunately, these drives cannot be unlocked by a software since there
are lot of security measures implemented by these manufacturers. These
drives can be unlocked only in a lab by performing some soldering work and
using external devices.
Arno Wagner said:Previously bealoid said:"Qbert" (e-mail address removed)> wrote in news:[email protected]:Care to post a link?
Sure: http://www.hddunlock.com/
Just download a wizard. It runs and check the driver locked. If it
thinks to be able to unlcock it, the procedure starts... and you have
to put the code that you had bought... for 9 USD (up to 80GB).
Let me know if you try it! I haven't yet!Do you plan to add support for 2.5-inch Seagate, IBM and Hitachi
drives?Unfortunately, these drives cannot be unlocked by a software since there
are lot of security measures implemented by these manufacturers. These
drives can be unlocked only in a lab by performing some soldering work and
using external devices.
Nice quote!