Re: built in hd password
Originally Posted by Skrenos
ATA spec supports a password built onto the hard drive. It pops up right after POSTing and if you do not know the password, it either locks the system up, or it disables the hard drive, so even if you got a Vista DVD, it won't see it.
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Re: built in hd password
i had the A205 series as well and it did this too.
ended up having to take it in for a mobo replacement because it wouldnt take the new bios. this a common problem for this laptop. |
Re: built in hd password
Ok, so ATA password
http://files.filefront.com/atapwdzip.../fileinfo.html - download atapwd - make bootable disc - boot to that disc - unlock harddrive also, hdparm accomplishes the same. |
Re: built in hd password
if you can open the laptop up there probably is a jumper that will flash the bios to whatever it was when it was built
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atapwd will only unlock the drive if you know the password. It cannot remove a password that is unknown.
I'm not sure if hdparm will work as that only changes certain parameters such as DMA, power management, acoustic levels, etc. Stuff that some BIOSes let you change (ie. Dell allows changing of the acoustic mode, DMA can be enabled in Windows). The ATA password is stored in a 'special' place in the firmware ROM. Now you may be thinking, 'I'll just flash it'. Flashing wont touch that section of the ROM. You will have to raw read/write the rom with a utility such as debug. |
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Opencrack FTW!! will take less then 10min :6
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Gay.
Just move the platters to another harddrive. Better yet, buy one since they're dirt cheap. |
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thats what imma do, i kept trying and nada.
i was looking at them and noticed ata 7 and ata 8 compliant, wtf is that all about? :1 enlighten me so i can buy the damn 250gb hd already. |
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