Topic: Wd80eb Unlocking Tutorial - Without Key (Read 343 times)

cyd0g · « **on:** February 20, 2006, 05:54:00 PM »

Hello folks,

it´s me again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) with an nice unlocking news

Managed to figure out the Masterpassword for Western Digital Drives,

this includes the WD80EB stock Xbox Drive

Use ATAPWD

Masterpassword is : WDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWD

(32 characters)

Credits for this fly out to : *****, bishop , balduin , colt & Yvi

regards

cyd0g

Cappi · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2006, 06:01:00 PM »

NICE, great find some one try it and confirm it.

kics · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2006, 07:00:00 PM »

can anyone confirm this

??

Alex548 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2006, 07:18:00 PM »

I read that about 4 months ago on a tech website when I was searching for unlocking software.

Didn't work on my WD800JB drive.

cyd0g · « **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2006, 03:22:00 AM »

unlocked 15 stock xbox WD drives so far, it works !

AfterTheInsanity · « **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2006, 06:04:00 AM »

Did a bit of searching and yes, this will work fine. UNLESS the drive is in maximum security mode, then it will only take a user password, and not a master password. Im not sure about xbox drives though, so if you say it works, then it must work. Congrats.

.:Dino:. · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2006, 06:09:00 AM »

woot great find, so does this mean i can dig through my piles of locked useless wd stock hdds and unlock them all?

--abcdefg-- · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2006, 07:05:00 AM »

Thanks, I really hope I cen get my WD800BB unlocked with this.

Alex548 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2006, 04:13:00 PM »

Should work on stock hdd's, but haven't tested yet. I spent a few hours searching for the link to that tech website I found this on, but can't find it.

QUOTE

Managed to figure out the Masterpassword for Western Digital Drives

You sure you "figured it out?" Or did you come across it on the internet like I did?

I ran across that password around the same time TeamXecuter posted news about unlocking software on their website. The tech page instructed people to use the Ultimate Boot Disc (which has ATAPWD on it) to unlock the drive with the master password. WDC (is Western Digital Corporation).
I even tried it on my locked 80 gig (WD800JB), but didn't work.

This post has been edited by Alex548: Feb 22 2006, 12:16 AM

cyd0g · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2006, 05:54:00 PM »

hello,

No - i did not find it on the internet.

I use PC3000 ISA ( it is a Data Recovery Hardware for Harddisk )

In the Software für Wester Digital for EB Drives ,

the Password is shown.

so i guess it will work with every EB Disk

regards

cyd0g

{later} · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2006, 04:02:00 AM »

http://www.eio.com/p...rddrv/1398.html

those with wd hard drives can try this to unlock them not sure if it works found it on another site.........

WDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWD

It MUST be in all capitals. I used the program ATAPWD. The commands are ERASE PREPARE, immediately followed by ERASE UNIT. It will not accept this password simply to unlock the drive. (Not if the drive was locked with the user password, as the XBox does) I successfully used this on a WD80EB, which is the standard XBox WD hard drive. Keep in mind, this will WIPE OUT all the data on the drive!! But, if you have a drive that is locked, and you don't care for the data on it, this is a way to make it useful again.

I did ERASE PREPARE, and after that ERASE UNIT but I got an error message with: timout busy. And now even atapwd wont recognize my harddrive anymore

{later} · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2006, 05:07:00 AM »

OK, it works now, after turning off the hdd it was recognized by ATAPWD again.

Did ERASE PREPARE, ERASE UNIT, put in Master password and got Busy error. Now just wait, and after 30 minutes press F5 to see that the drive is unlocked!

.:Dino:. · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2006, 06:37:00 AM »

so will this work to unlock a standard stock hdd taken from an xbox. I have an xbox locked wd80eb here, will it unlock this?

{later} · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2006, 01:28:00 PM »

Yes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

But every data that is on the drive will be erased.

This post has been edited by {later}: Feb 22 2006, 09:28 PM

alexmspqr · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2006, 02:38:00 PM »

Thanks cyd0g thats awesome, you just saved my mates brand new 250 gig hard drive.

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