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Title: Unable To Unlock Wd Hdd
Post by: alexmspqr on May 02, 2006, 12:19:00 PM

QUOTE(da-outcast @ May 2 2006, 01:15 PM)

Can any one help me, im not too worried about the stuff on the drive, i have heard it is possible to do a low level format to remove the lock. Has anyone tried this?

You can't do this, the lock is even lower level .  There are companies with software to unlock the drive but it will cost $50 (which you get back if it doesn't unlock, I think)

Since you used config magic to lock it TEAMASSEMBLY should be the master password.  When you try to unlock using this password were you selecting unlock with master password?? It won't work if you did user p/w.

What error messages do config magic & xboxhdm give now?

Is it definitely locked? (don't mean to be patronising - but have you confirmed this with atapwd) could be the reason you can't unlock it.

Another password worth trying is WDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWD this is the factory master password for WD drives, but this should have been overwritten with TEAMASSEMBLY.

Title: Unable To Unlock Wd Hdd
Post by: da-outcast on May 02, 2006, 01:26:00 PM

QUOTE(alexmspqr @ May 3 2006, 06:26 AM)

Since you used config magic to lock it TEAMASSEMBLY should be the master password.  When you try to unlock using this password were you selecting unlock with master password?? It won't work if you did user p/w.

I tried unlocking it via both the master & user passwords

QUOTE(alexmspqr @ May 3 2006, 06:26 AM)

What error messages do config magic & xboxhdm give now?

Xboxhdm - Doesn't give an error as such it just tries to unlock it but then show that it is still locked.

Config magic - "error unlocking hdd" or "can not unlock hdd"

QUOTE(alexmspqr @ May 3 2006, 06:26 AM)

Is it definitely locked? (don't mean to be patronising - but have you confirmed this with atapwd) could be the reason you can't unlock it.

Yes i have confirmed with atapwd that it is locked.

QUOTE(alexmspqr @ May 3 2006, 06:26 AM)

Another password worth trying is WDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWDCWD this is the factory master password for WD drives, but this should have been overwritten with TEAMASSEMBLY.

Havn't tried that yet will try when i get home from work


Thanks for you help

Title: Unable To Unlock Wd Hdd
Post by: trigga71 on May 02, 2006, 07:03:00 PM

i as well cant unlock a WD hard drive(orig. xbox HDD) i have the pw and the eeprom but xboxhdm keeps saying there is no primary master drive and that i need to restart, but its hooked up.

Title: Unable To Unlock Wd Hdd
Post by: reab on May 03, 2006, 12:25:00 AM

How about the HDD jumper setting.
Does setting it to CS or MASTER make a difference?
(or setting both, as I read in an article on MAXTOR drives)

Title: Unable To Unlock Wd Hdd
Post by: mr_abz on May 03, 2006, 01:13:00 AM

Putting the Jumper Setting on Cable Select or Master does not make a difference in the xbox, only on PCs. The xbox needs to boot to a master drive but the HDD becomes a master drive on Cable Select.

But that doesn't mean you can set it to Slave 'cos the DVD drive assumes the slave drive.

Title: Unable To Unlock Wd Hdd
Post by: The Zep Man on May 03, 2006, 02:41:00 AM

@da-outcast

Remember that the passwords are case-sensitive. Just a reminder.