![]() ![]() If I boot with the disk connected: I get an "insert HDD password" prompt for booting or for accessing the BIOS. Hi, Can you enter the netbook bios and check the current security status for the drive? Thanks for replying Dick No, i cannot tell the security related to the HARD DISK in the netbook. The password is still locked, and i dont have any output file from any tool to view the password (no 21.bin or 22.bin or 42.bin file from mhdd scripts, no output from Mavr_r, etc). I've read that this errors may be sata controller-related, so i will try the same programs on another PC as soon as i have access to one. Other tools have gave me similar errors (like Victoria) related to DRQ - Data ReQuest(Timeout i assume). I Run ATAPWD and get a "Command rejecter" error when trying to set/unlock/disable/enable password I run Mavr_r and get error code (dont have it with me right now. I run scripts on MHDD and get "NO DRQ " error where the script calls "sectorsto" for example: sectorsto = 21.bin (or 22bin/42bin/etc) And that happends even if i delete the lines "checkdrq" from mhdd scripts. Thanks for replying Vulcan Example: I run ZU and get "DRQ Not found" error. Please explain exactly what you are doing, when you get that reported error. If all the tools report a similar error when you tried to unlock, then this must mean that you believe you have found the user and/or master password - but you did not say you had discovered this. I will try to get the screenshots today as soon as possible. so with or without loosing data it will be fine. I can reinstall the system and all required programs in an hour, copy some of my music to the drive and return it to its owner. ![]() western digital responses suck here in Argentina) and/or buy a new one (they are quite expensive in here). I would like to learn how to unlock the drive for personal reasons but if its easyer or faster when loosing all the data then i just want the disk working so i dont have to RMA to Western Digital and loose it for like two months (yes. It is not sensitive data so she'll appreciate if data is restored, but is not mandatory. Is that correct? The drive contains windows 7 with some personal pictures from my friend and a few homeworks from university. That is not working normally (as you reported later) - but this means that you don't care about the data on the disk, since you are willing to erase it. This is my first post but i've been reading lots of threads in this forum for the last two days and im really greatfull for all the help and expertise i found. Should i restart the PC? If so, what tool do you recommend? Thank you very much in advance. its been on for 1 hour and all i have is the title and a blinking "_". I booted of Hirens Boot and started HDDErase. I tried Western Digital tool to write zeros to the drive. ![]() if hd unlock wizard said incompatible firmware after a 5 minute test, i cant trust repair station after a 4 second test of the drive. i tried A-FF Repair Station and it says its compatible, but i dont want to pay (cant afford it right now). I dont have another PC/moterboard to test (as i read that it may be sata controller related) I tried A-FF HD Unlock Wizard and it says my firmware is not compatible. functions/ ) All tools give NO DRQ error. Most of the info i got it from (i read it all like 6000 times): unlocking-ata-password-for-western-digital-t8374-20.html I tried different scripts for MHHD, including my own (and my attempt of building a Python - and later C++ - app based on. Warranty ended last month Hard drive is a Western Digital WD2500BEVT-00A23T0 I tried unlocking it with Victoria, MHDD, ZU, Mavr_r, HDDHackr, ATAPWD and others. Apparently her hard drive got locked for no reason at all after Windows Update error. My best friend had a problem with her Netbook (Bangho B-N0X1). Im Tom, my english is not so good, since im from Argentina. ![]()
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