Seagate 120GB detected* but unreadable ST3120026A

[blackheart]

It shows up in:

BIOS
Seagatetools for DOS
Device Manager

It doesn't show up in:

My computer
Disk Management
Fdisk (detects it, but unable to access)






ignore the "USB" sign. its just the same if i connect it directly to my motherboard.

So is it really wrecked/unusable? or it is showing Failed Repair only because it is Security Locked?

Thx gurus..

[blackheart]

The drive is locked. You must unlock the drive first and only then you will be able to access it under windows or anything else.

umm.. i know that thx

it doesn't answer my question though..

[blackheart]

...the tool is reporting that S.M.A.R.T. was not tripped and if the drive were full of bads S.M.A.R.T. ould have been tripped, so my guess is drive is locked and tool can't do anything with a locked drive.

thanks spildit. now... how do i unlock it ?

i know about hddunlock.com but is there an alternative where i don't have to shell out a dime? coz really, $15 to unlock is a bit much considering the price of new hdds now..

[blackheart]

okay many thanks. will give em a try now..

oh.. i have no idea how it got locked. i got scammed stupid me

[drc]

If $15 is more than you're willing to put into this drive you might as well stop now, because you're not going to accomplish anything without at least that much worth of parts and effort.

[blackheart]

If $15 is more than you're willing to put into this drive you might as well stop now, because you're not going to accomplish anything without at least that much worth of parts and effort.

no offense, but instead of posting useless comment such that, why don't you help solve the actual issue. or not post at all. besides, not all of us have the money to spare. fyi, i got it fixed without that much worth of parts and effort no thanks to you.

If you don't care for the data try to secure erase using MHDD and known Master passwords (search this forum).
Do you know how the drive was locked ? If it was working fine and locked by itself you might have firmware issue. If the drive was locked by previose owner or something like a x-box you might want to try default master passwords to unlock it.
If no joy you will need to shell out some money because at least you will need a RS-232 adaptor if you don't want to use another payed service or a pro .....

many thanks mate. i followed your first suggestion and it worked.

funny thing is that the master password worked only to unlock the hdd temporarily at first (until next reboot). then i erase the drive which took approx. 8 painfully long hours. and only then i applied the master password again to unlock it for good.

[drc]

Sigh, you're right, someone told you something to do instead of you making $15 worth of effort to figure it out. So now you have a working drive but didn't learn anything.

[blackheart]

Sigh, you're right, someone told you something to do instead of you making $15 worth of effort to figure it out. So now you have a working drive but didn't learn anything.

wrong again mate. i learned to use mhdd though not 100% as i just want a working harddrive, not to be a hdd specialist/technician

[BlackST]

@drccsc

as soon as people think that forums are call centers and other work in the call centers for free, why worry? Don't we have something more interesting and worth to do in clean room / lab (paid !) ? Come on, at work !

[hddguy]

Were all gonna see a 'blackheart Data Recovery ' result in google as soon as he gets the right answer...

[rzr]

hi, I have a ST3120026A in max security mode , but MHDD failed to unlock with the "vendor" password , is there a list of all known master password to test ?