Problems with the Maxtor Drivelock, can i remove it?

[Bouwe]

A few years ago i bought a Maxtor Onetouch External Harddrive. The harddrive inside was a Seagate Barracuda 7200.10. The onetouch has a option called Maxtor Drivelock. I loved that function, until the main controller of the external enclosure died..... So now i have a Seagate drive with a full lock on it and i can't reach the data anymore. Is there a possibility that i can remove this lock by my self? Is this the same lock as a ATA drivelock with password?

[BlackST]

Try connecting the drive to PC and use MHDD. If it was ATA LOCKED and you know the password, with it you should unlock the drive.

[Bouwe]

It says in yellow letters: "Warning, this drive is locked by ata password". Unfortunately, i typed the password in i thought it was with the option 'unlock' and then '0', but it says fail. I have tried several passwords i know. It has the maximum security.

[Russwinters]

You will need special tools to unlock this one.

[Bouwe]

Is here a datarecovery pro available in Europe who can remove the ATA-password for me?

[BlackST]

Yes, plenty. One it's me, you have a lot to choose from.

[pepe]

yes, there are several guys here in from europe.

Pcimage: UK,
Dobrevjetser: Belgium,
BlackST: Italy
myself: Hungary

and many more, I just ran a quick select in my mind...

pepe

[Doomer]

i365 has a lab in Amsterdam

[dick]

Have you tried AFF Repair Station to see if your drive is supported?

Code:

http://www.hdd-tools.com/products/rrs/

[Bouwe]

I tried AFF but the software says it cannot remove passwords from Seagate drives with maximum ATA security. I will send the drive to pcimage, thanks.

[guru]

i365 has a lab in Amsterdam

hehe some lab ;o)

[Bouwe]

Thanks to pcimage my drive is unlocked now. Quick service and not to expensive. Thanks Sean!

[pcimage]

You are welcome