I've requested help under this forum referencing a HDD that was "encrypted" by a special USB enclosure. I can't figure out how to undo this so I can use the 500GB drive in my new laptop. (original post: http://forum.hddguru.com/aluratek-hdd-enclosure-hardware-encryption-t16853.html)

I was wondering though, is there a way to force the same firmware on it already to reload/reflash it? I am unable to locate the firmware or an update on the Seagate site... Looking for FW: 0002SDM1, for the ST9500420AS ... Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance!

It won't clear your drive's ATA password, but here is a Dell update that works on retail drives:
http://support.us.dell.com/support/down ... eid=366463

Here is a thread where users are discussing the issues addressed by this update:
http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Internal-A ... /m-p/47457