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Re: ATA password bypassing

September 24th, 2009, 15:25

Spildit wrote:I will help you and for free to get rig of that password !!!!

First just to grab a copy of MHDD prior to the latest version.
Download MHDD 4.5 from here :
http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/
You will need it because it contain the ATA terminal that you will need for our little experience. Also use the floppy version, if you use the CD ISO you will end up with a "virtual ram drive" when you boot the MHDD and not the real a: assigned to the floppy.

Then open your notepad and past the following script :

Code:
; rm modul id 42
reset
waitnbsy
regs = $57 $44 $43 $00 $00 $a0 $8a
waitnbsy
regs = $00 $02 $00 $00 $0F $E0 $21
waitnbsy
checkdrq
sectorsto = 42.bin
; End.


save the file with a simple name, like "wdpwd" and remove the .txt extension to the file. You should end up with a filename witjout extension. Save that file to the "Scripts" folder of your MHDD 4.5

Now boot your MHDD copy and detect the locked drive. Mhdd will tell you the drive is locked. Don't worry and issue a .wdpwd or whatever you named the file.

You should end up with a file named 42.bin on the disk you used to boot mhdd.
If you have booted from cd you will have to copy the file out of it to a floppy, etc ...
Post the content here, if you can't figure out where the password is ;)

Happy unlocking for free !
Without expensive tools.
That experience will also give you an idea about the true importance of vendor-specific ata commands.


Hi
Is this work with all kind of hdd ?
thank u

Re: ATA password bypassing

September 24th, 2009, 15:42

redseaksa wrote:Is this work with all kind of hdd ?


Nope.

Re: ATA password bypassing

November 2nd, 2009, 9:58

Hi, Guru's!

Please help me unlock my Samsung HM120JC.
I'm don't know any password (level security: high).

I watched a very interesting script for MHDD in this topic,
anybody tried unlock a Samsung's of analogue method ?

Re: ATA password bypassing

November 3rd, 2009, 7:03

Hello i'm a student from Ukraine ! Can you help me? I have a problem with hdd ata password. This password wos set after notebook was reboot.
I'm not set any password.
Hav i can reset this or clear
Sorry for my English..
the tool MHDD says

HDD Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 LBA: 488,397,168 Bios:80H
sn: 080227BB0F00WDCMS96C FW:BBF0C33P
Security: high, ON,
This Drive is locked by ata password

i try to enter the master password (32 spaces) and this don't work

Re: ATA password bypassing

November 4th, 2009, 2:00

OK, so after 2 days of searching the internet and trying a billion times to unlock my HDD i cam acrossthis thread. now none of the info here was helpfull at all as i had a maxtor that needed to be unlocked. 1 member mentioned using HDD repair to view the key. well that worked. kinda. for some reason the key was a long string of random symbols. this was my key
Code:
¸ÃÎ @´JÞèݘ,ƒ§íŒ
. try typing that into atapwd. so i used HDD repair to extract the 1b sector were it said the password was stored. opened it in a hex editor, changed the key to blank [00] in hex and nothing in ascii, wrote that back to the HDD, and BAM unlocked. Just wanted to share how i got mine unlocked



-pete

Re: ATA password bypassing

November 4th, 2009, 4:30

Well done, good work!

Re: ATA password bypassing

November 16th, 2009, 12:21

Please can anyone with atapwd setup share it. I have searched on google for days with no success. All the links to atapwd are dead and i would be most grateful if someone could give a link or attach it on this forum.

Re: ATA password bypassing

December 24th, 2009, 12:05

I have Maxtor MobileMax 2.5" IDE (PATA). Its locked in High security.

redseaksa, I tried running MHDD 4.5 using bootable USB, whil running script in MHDD it shows error in the end "ERROR: No DRQ". By which software I can get the IDENTIFY response to check that its default Master is changed or not?

morbidpete, How can I read and write using HDD repair? Can you please little bit futher elaborate.

I have tried all default master pwds available on Internet and downloaded plenty of software utilities but couldn't succeed yet.

Please help me

Re: ATA password bypassing

December 24th, 2009, 17:34

this script only works for western digitals

Re: ATA password bypassing

December 27th, 2009, 2:14

Anybody know, is it possble to reset or find out master pwds for Maxtor MobileMax even with loss of data?

Please comment

Re: ATA password bypassing

December 27th, 2009, 2:17

Which can be used to get the IDENTIFY response to check whther Master passwords are changed or still default.

Please reply

Re: ATA password bypassing

December 27th, 2009, 3:58

Which software can be used to get HDD IDENTIFY response? I checked in ATAPWD, MHDD, LiveInfo n other but couldn't find any option.

Re: ATA password bypassing

December 27th, 2009, 4:01

The Master Password revision code is set to 0xFFFE in the factory. It is set to something else when master pwd is changed.
This value can be read from word 92 from the identify data command output.

Re: ATA password bypassing

December 27th, 2009, 4:08

thanks for assistance, I already read it several times different places but how can I run this IDENTIFY data command?

pepe wrote:The Master Password revision code is set to 0xFFFE in the factory. It is set to something else when master pwd is changed.
This value can be read from word 92 from the identify data command output.

Re: ATA password bypassing

December 27th, 2009, 5:47

Hi,
u can write a little script in MHDD for example...

pepe

Re: ATA password bypassing

April 14th, 2010, 23:50

Okay I have HDDrepair 2.0 and no clue how to use it. I ran it with my pw locked Diamond max 10 and after hitting lots of buttons at random managed to have it spit out random gibberish and tell me my PW was contained at b1=192. I am at a loss as to how to get the pw to enter or how to wipe the password and write that back to the drive as was mentioned in an earlier post. please help. My drive got locked after I rebuilt me system and I am missing 300gigs of data that I would really like to get back.

Re: ATA password bypassing

September 1st, 2011, 11:29

Spildit, Hi Spildit I Registred here especially for you! i seend your work online its impressive.
Can you please help me unlock my hdd please!!!
I give you the details
Its from my xbox
Its a Seagate ST310014ACE and it LOCKED!
i accidently locked it with a user password I THINK!
my xbox says error 6 cuz drives locked with ata password
Can you help me unlock it free with MHDD or any thing else you know? i have an old pc with ide and laptop with IDE to USB converter
If you need more info please let me know
Please!

Thanks :D

Re: ATA password bypassing

September 1st, 2011, 11:41

PleaseHelpMeSpildit, You should have / or maybe need to send a PM the user Spildit hasn't signed on the board since June 2011.member5945.html If you read this thread a few posts up is a user that was able to re-set the password in Hex maybe give that a try.

Re: ATA password bypassing

September 3rd, 2011, 11:27

Hello Everyone,

I'm sure I am not the first person who has managed to password lock their WD my passport external hard drive and forget it.
Can anyone pelase advise me what I can do and how to unlock it or bypass it so i can get to eh data,copy it and then format the passport drive?

Thank you in advance

Re: ATA password bypassing

October 14th, 2011, 19:03

hi would this method also work on a hitachi drive???
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