Hello, i'm new in this forum, my english is not so good, so sorry in advance.
I have a HDD from a laptop, hdd model Hitachi 2'5" 250gb 5k320 that is password protected, under windows 10 i can't read it, only detect but no more.

I have read some messages in this forum, i have tried MHDD that i have run under msdos but told me that is blocked but i don't know how continue for unlock it. I have read some guides like victoria with a hexadecimal program but don't know if is correct or no.
Only that i want is unlock these hdd.

Can anyone help me please?

thank you in advance.

May be ZU can help. I don't know if it's working with arm hitachi or not. And I suggest to show in topic heading that you are looking for password problem solution. Probably it will bring Moltke (ZU author) to your topic.

Ok thanks for your reply drHDD, at this moment i'm trying to unlock

No luck, i create a boot floppy disk con zu program but nothing after 2 hours.........

I have check that ZU only work with IDE HDD, this Hitachi is SATA, so don't know what to do, thanks anyway

no, it's IDE compatibility "mode" not IDE HDDs, it's done in BIOS

Ok jermy, so i understand that i must activate sata rom in bios?

sata rom in bios ???

you have to set the SATA hard disk controller mode in BIOS to IDE Compatibility mode
see here

Hi jermy, thank you, i know how activate sata in bios as ide mode but this motherboard ASUS P4V8X-X don't have this option, is very strange, this is the pdf:

http://oldschooldaw.com/asus/2003/e1494 ... x_2003.pdf

Later when i'll arrive from work, i'll try in another computer that have the option that you say before.

thank you

Hi jermy, thank you, i know how activate sata in bios as ide mode but this motherboard ASUS P4V8X-X don't have this option, is very strange, this is the pdf:

http://oldschooldaw.com/asus/2003/e1494 ... x_2003.pdf

Later when i'll arrive from work, i'll try in another computer that have the option that you say before.

thank you

Hello markflyjcd,

why the unit is blocked ?

You have the password ?

i know jermy but my bios don't have this option, is a mobo ASUS P4V8X-X, i'll try with other computer. thank you

Unit is blocked, but i don't know why, is a laptop that bring me for repair it, toshiba satellite pro l300 with a sata hdd hitachi 5k320-250, when you turn it on appears the message "enter built in hdd user password" and i can't continue. I enter in bios ok and it as hdd password protected option "user+registered", the owner don't know the password

hi jermy, i work with computers and i know the option that you said but this bios don't have it, the more closest is "load on-board sata rom"

i upload a pitctures of the laptop in question:

Hi jermy, the computer that i have for made this checks is a pc with a mobo with 2 sata 150mb/s, is a ASUS P4V8X-X and i know the option that you say, would be the more normal but this mobo don't have the option that you say, more closest is "on board serial ata boot rom" that i have try to enabled to run ZU but nothing happen, and i try too to disabled but the same thing, zu is running but nothing happen after 1 hour aprox

i continue with test with another computer that have the option in bios "configure sata as ide" but nothing. Zu running, show in screen time elapsed 00:01, 00:02.......................and i waint until 1 hour aprox but nothing happen

Does this has only happened to me? or there is anyone else that has ever happened?

thank you

program understands only the primary and secondary channels.
ie and drive must be connected to only one of them
if more than 10 seconds, turn off. You have not guessed from the channel or parameter

after the program still sees the drive, you will need to transfer the disk in safe mode

Hi moltke, thank you for your reply, i don't know what is "ie" , sorry.

Ok i will try again and ok if is more that 10 seconds i understand you that is something wrong

thanks

Hi, i do the following, i disconnect all drives from the pc, only connect the hitachi to the sata0, i create a pendrive with windows 98 msdos boot and with the zu program of course.
In bios i put sata as ide mode ok and 1st boot the pendrive with the w98 boot. I run zu program with the /p and /s parameters and wait to 10-15 secs but nothing happen again.

i don't know what to do more

thanks