Ahhhh yeah:))

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I was advised by Ace TS to look for a version of the PCB with a date of manufacture before August 2017, and that these should be unlocked. I acquired a May 2017, 2060-800066-004 Rev P1, only to find that it was locked. Bah!

John

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I've just taken a look over some laws for various countries regarding encryption; it looks like certain parts of North Africa are the go to place to find the unlocked PCBs if laws which heavily regulate the use of encryption are anything to go by.

John

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That is disappointing, isn't it?

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I had original unlocked 800066 with cheap price for sale, pls contact me free.

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Hi Eric!

Marcos and I will definitely be hitting you up. We are getting more and more of these drives in for recovery and we just got another one today with firmware issues.

For those of you who don't know Eric Lee, he is a great resource for donor drives and his prices are very reasonable.

Fraser

Hi, Fraser,

Ah, just saw the post, hehe, Thanks indeed for your recommendation, have a nice day.

Eric

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unlocked one on ebay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184040922595

https://www.drivestar.biz/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5549 (US$188, 2060-800065)
https://www.drivestar.biz/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5529 (US$88, 2060-800066)
https://www.drivestar.biz/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5548 (US$288, 2060-800077)
https://www.drivestar.biz/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5572 (US$88, 2060-800022)

8 or 88 must be a lucky number.

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I am interested in it. You can discount ^^!

2060-800067-001 REV P1 unlock PCB board (US$68)

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000138593295.html

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They have it back to front. 800067 is the locked board, 800065 is the unlocked one.

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67 is a USB PCB, 65 is SATA. Is it not possible for there to be an unlocked version of the USB PCB?

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I guess it is possible, but probably not peoples first choice to buy.

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All MCUs are supplied with an internal bootloader when factory shipped. I am suggesting this as most of the Dev Boards that are available off the shelf come with a prepackaged bootloader. So by inductive logic, WD used to score their MCUs from MARVELL with some xyz bootloader
Else they were supplied without any stock bootloader.
As a novice,when i compare this with off the shelf devlopment boards , the factory supplied bootloader can be reflashed with a custom one if the developer wishes to. Which means protocol to access the internal bootloader can exist for these locked boards too.

Unless one could acces it, understand it,mod it and flash it back, one may be able to make a DIY unlocked board.
Another way could be. If one has actually accessed the bootloader for the new boards...one could buy an unlocked board, ACCESS ITS UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER AND TAKE ITS DUMP and flash it back onto a locked board.

I believe best way to learn and figure out can be
1)Access factory bootloader of an off the shelf stm32 or any other dev board and take its dump
2)Use Deejans post _d.e.x_ (may his soul rest in peace) and try to access old marvell bootloader of the feroceon MCU
3)Break head with modernday PCBs...3.5" would be a better try or 2.5" drive with bigger pcbs.. 2060-800066 as things are more physically accessable and wide enough when you compare it with the 2060-800065 form factor.

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