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 Post subject: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: January 10th, 2007, 20:53 
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i have a harddisk with a password on it , its a seagate momentus 40GB model no. st94011a firmware 3.04 printed on it , this hdd is in a laptop hp ze5615sr , the password is in security level high , and cant find a way to remove it , need help please , i tried to find the master password for this type but cant find any , and i heared that there is a way to do it by upgrading the firmware , i found a flashing utility , but cant find the firmware , help me please , any help is appreciated ,


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PostPosted: January 14th, 2007, 16:50 
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no one has any idea?


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PostPosted: January 18th, 2007, 12:24 
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Location: In ur HDD !
u would need pc3000 pci for that cannot be done with free ware utilities .


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PostPosted: January 19th, 2007, 10:10 
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You can remove hdd password with an aplication. The "problem" is that you must pay for it! The company on http://www.hdd-tools.com have that software and they have 2 diferent version. One unlock and preserve the data and the other unlock a clean all data in hdd. There is a diference in pricing!

So, as all you can see there is a way, by sofware, to unlock hdd password.

I'm locking for a free solution, because i have my self a hdd (Samsung HM120JC) locked and with very importante data inside.

If anyone knows a way to do it, please let me know! Smile

PS: You can download the aplication a make a free diagnose. (A-FF Repair Station)


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PostPosted: March 26th, 2007, 2:10 
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thanks a lot dennis
the data on my hdd isnt iimportant , i just need to use the harddisk
thanks but this is a quite expensive way to unlock a 40 GB old HDD
ive got the serial box from salvation data and soon the software , i hope ill be able to finish the suffer of many others like me


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PostPosted: April 16th, 2007, 15:22 
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You don't need to buy software to unlock it..... DOS BOX debug.exe and read the Seagate manual...........................

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PostPosted: April 22nd, 2008, 3:44 
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hddguru wrote:
You don't need to buy software to unlock it..... DOS BOX debug.exe and read the Seagate manual...........................

you know a lot , please i need a little bit more clarification of what you said , where can i find the manual, and i dont really know what to look for in it , im not a newbie , (if thats what i sound like) but i didnt do it this way before , thanks in forward


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: May 19th, 2008, 7:35 
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hayo guys,

so - i also got an locked ST94011A.

First i called acer to ask what they take to unlock that drive - was about 60 euros. The point is, the hdd locked himself - i didnt set an password, either user or master, i simple restarted my maschine due installing a programm - after that he showd me up enter hdd password - so i dont accept to pay for that. seconde point acer cant gimme the warranty my data will be saved after they unlock the hdd...seagate forward me every time to acer, cuz the hdd is pointed to acer.

I also found an interessting manual for momentus 54 where this hdd is listed on, and i get the ata-commands out of this document. But my knowledge is very basically at the debugging mode, and i dont know how to send those hex to the hdd - maybe some one gimme support on that point?

whats about flashing the hdd with new firmware, wich i cant find? :D

hope get some reply, colored day - max


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: June 16th, 2008, 7:12 
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Someboy gets to unlock succesfully his ST94011A hdd???

I have one disk of this model taha is locked and i'm going to tried unlock... any advice??

I'll report....


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: July 27th, 2008, 10:55 
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i still have this hdd and havent ublocked it yet , i dont care about the data on it i just want to put it in my laptop again , thats all ,i know that the debug.exe will be the best way to do it , but im still not familiar enough with the commands , thats why i couldnt do it yet , and now there is a few other guys have the same drive and needs to unlock it too ,which have got theirs locked by mistake like mine , please any one help


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: July 29th, 2008, 17:30 
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send me the drives and pay return shipping and I'll do them for you. PM me for details if interested (I'm not in US so shipping may cost you)


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: October 12th, 2008, 18:37 
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1. Dowload the "HDDErase" application from "http://cmrr.ucsd.edu/people/Hughes/SecureErase.shtml"

2. Burn the image to CD which comes with app.

3. Boot your computer with the CD and follow the instructions.

It unlocked my Seagate ATA drive, but I don't if it will help you. :wink:

And, thank to this guy; Dr. Gordon F. Hughes


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: October 19th, 2008, 8:50 
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Are you talking about drivelock password?

If so, is it really possible to remove the password using a program?

Btw, I read this story:
http://www.mail-archive.com/isn@attriti ... 05645.html
in which the arrested man sued HP and Compaq because they clamed drivelock was inviolable, while FBI instead succeeded somehow (???) to access his hard disk


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: October 20th, 2008, 16:51 
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sekobey wrote:
1. Dowload the "HDDErase" application from "http://cmrr.ucsd.edu/people/Hughes/SecureErase.shtml"

2. Burn the image to CD which comes with app.

3. Boot your computer with the CD and follow the instructions.

It unlocked my Seagate ATA drive, but I don't if it will help you. :wink:

And, thank to this guy; Dr. Gordon F. Hughes


In order for a drive to issue the security erase command it would have to be unlocked. This software might issue the known passwords for each manufacturer and that's why yours was fixed but if the drive is locked with another password this should (by the spec) fail. Then again it depends on the security level set and what his software is doing. Overall, the point is this shouldn't just fix a drive with this kind of error.


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: November 9th, 2008, 18:19 
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got the same problem here and the drive is locked high security

was doing a low format

the headstack is locked and you need a master password to remove it

i heard a lot of people are having problems with the drives just locking up for no reasons


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: January 9th, 2009, 14:41 
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i know that it could be done using debug.exe , and send the command to the hdd to write ff on the password enable bytes , but i dont know the address of those bytes
could any one help please , i have this hdd for more than a year now , and i cant make use of it ,i hust want the hdd , i dont need the data on it


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: January 10th, 2009, 2:26 
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mr2000jp,

1st it would be nice to see, where you / a forum member is located. Either to offer
personal assistance or to suggest someone close to you / the requesting member.

2nd the usual unlocking procedures (out of the internet) I have seen (for free) or for
only a few $ - do erase the complete disk.
The ones where the data still remains valid are around $ 60,- (expensive hw tools are
necessary)

I doubt that its worth to pay that to get an old drive back - therefore
BUY A NEW DRIVE - for about $ 60,- you should get a 160GB - Samsung is my advice

+++
Walter


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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: January 10th, 2009, 4:35 
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mr2000jp wrote:
i know that it could be done using debug.exe , and send the command to the hdd to write ff on the password enable bytes , but i dont know the address of those bytes
could any one help please , i have this hdd for more than a year now , and i cant make use of it ,i hust want the hdd , i dont need the data on it


seem all u need is DATA... and not the HD itself...
Why u wait such a long time.... ONE YEAR. oo my God... You waste too much time....

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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: January 11th, 2009, 8:10 
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Aping, he does NOT need the data, just wants to use the disk.

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 Post subject: Re: need help please with harddisk password...
PostPosted: September 19th, 2009, 3:54 
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prodata wrote:
mr2000jp wrote:
i know that it could be done using debug.exe , and send the command to the hdd to write ff on the password enable bytes , but i dont know the address of those bytes
could any one help please , i have this hdd for more than a year now , and i cant make use of it ,i hust want the hdd , i dont need the data on it


seem all u need is DATA... and not the HD itself...
Why u wait such a long time.... ONE YEAR. oo my God... You waste too much time....

its not that im waiting , i have this hdd and its for an old laotop , the only way to make use of the laptop is to unlock the drive , i cant find an ide hdd for the laptop in the market any more , its an old model now ,


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