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Author:  F_ARG [ October 26th, 2015, 17:05 ]
Post subject:  WDC WD5000LMVW-11CKRS0 Encripted

Hi! I have this WDC WD5000LMVW-11CKRS0, that i can clone using DE and SATA interface, but i cannot decrypt it. I cannot access to western utility cause when i try to identify it i get "HDDs RAM reading error; unexpected error: Abort command: No aditional Sense Information". I tried looking for the encription key for symwave and other encription ICs, but i guess it is a SED cause i haven t found anything.

The thing is that when i use usb interface i have exactly the same situation. I can access HDD but look encripted and i don t know why. Any clue?

Author:  MindMergepk [ October 27th, 2015, 2:44 ]
Post subject:  Re: WDC WD5000LMVW-11CKRS0 Encripted

F_ARG wrote:
The thing is that when i use usb interface i have exactly the same situation. I can access HDD but look encripted and i don t know why. Any clue?


this doesn't make sense, if you use USB interface the disk should not be encrypted or am i missing something...

Author:  pclab [ October 27th, 2015, 4:26 ]
Post subject:  Re: WDC WD5000LMVW-11CKRS0 Encripted

Could it be encrypted but another tool and not by the WD encryption chip?
Have you asked the client if he was encrypting the data?

Author:  F_ARG [ October 27th, 2015, 8:44 ]
Post subject:  Re: WDC WD5000LMVW-11CKRS0 Encripted

Hi MindMergepk, pclab. Thanks for your response. It doesn t make sense for me too :oops: . I have asked my client if he had used some encryption but he said that he hadn t.

What if someone changed PCB+eeprom (donnor usb PCB + original eeprom)? Could be that? I don t know why i cannot enter western utility. Have someone had same error?

Best and thanks for your help!

F

Author:  jermy [ October 27th, 2015, 9:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: WDC WD5000LMVW-11CKRS0 Encripted

F_ARG wrote:
What if someone changed PCB+eeprom (donnor usb PCB + original eeprom)?

it can easily be checked out, search the ROM for the WWN (you should find it in mod 0D).

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