Topic: Undead Please Answer This Question (Read 150 times)

Kickace1616 · « **on:** December 27, 2002, 08:51:00 PM »

well i got it to show me my pc hd's password & i tried unlocking it with the password with hdunlock & hddisable but it was still locked.

i ran atapwd & checked the password 3 more times & still didn't work.

do u know what the password didn't work to unlock it??

Kickace1616 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2002, 11:41:00 PM »

bump, undead please answer

undead · « **Reply #2 on:** December 28, 2002, 02:03:00 AM »

octoped · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2002, 03:17:00 AM »

Isn't the password it was locked with stored in a text file called HDDPW.TXT on the same floppy?

Kickace1616 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 28, 2002, 11:30:00 AM »

undead, could u make a program that would show me the current password the hd is locked with??

i can pay you.

Pheonix · « **Reply #5 on:** December 28, 2002, 11:46:00 AM »

Kickace1616 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2002, 11:48:00 AM »

its not a xbox hd, its a pc hd.

undead · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2002, 01:40:00 PM »

phoenix, thats correct.. and thats where "LiveInfo" comes into play.. if you have a locked hdd and you also have a eeprom.bin file that was used with this hdd at one point this pgm will generate the hdd password for that eeprom & hdd combination..,

Writing software that displays the current HDD password cant really done.. thats the whole reason why there is a password to begin with.. To protect the Data on the disk !

If you have a normal hdd and locked it and forgot the password, the easiest would be to contact the manufacturer to find out what they preset the Master password to, you can then do an ATA "Erase Prepare" to recover the drive and reset the password..

and btw, ConfigMagic ALWAYS creates a master password of TEAMASSEMBLY, so if you locked with ConfigMagic and somehow end up in this situation you can easily recover..

Pheonix · « **Reply #8 on:** December 29, 2002, 12:44:00 AM »

Does the Master PW allways erase the HD?
do all HDs have a Master Pw set by the manufacturer?

undead · « **Reply #9 on:** December 29, 2002, 02:28:00 AM »

Yes it erases the content...

And Yes the Master Password is always set at the Factory.. Although Sometimes the OEM, like IBM, Compaq or even a distributor or any app could change it (like we do in ConfigMagic).. but best bet would be to contact the manufacturer and ask them:

"I installed Linux and it has a security feature to lock my hdd with the ATA security fetures.. i locked it and forgot the password, please supply me with the Master Password so I can Erase Prepare my drive.. It's ok if I lose everything, I just need my drive back.. it was a big investment for me that is now useless !"

ask them real nice and they'll probably help out.. if it's still under warranty they might try harder to help..

Fuzzy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 29, 2002, 12:26:00 PM »

while undead is here...undead, with configmagic, if i screw around with the hdkey and hit make new eeprom will it automatically match a macaddy (remember kickaces prob)

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