Seagate ST310014A master password?
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From: testing_h on 12 Jan 2006 06:54 Hi all. Just been trying to unlock an Xbox drive to use on a very old PC that won't support the newer high density drives. Unfortunately the mainboard and EEPROM are long since gone, so does anyone know of a way to force the "Secure Erase" option as the data on the drive is unimportant. FYI the Seagate drive's serial number is 5JRBK2GV and both the master and user passwords are enabled. Thanks, -A
From: Grinder on 12 Jan 2006 07:03 testing_h(a)yahoo.com wrote: > Hi all. > > Just been trying to unlock an Xbox drive to use on a very old PC that > won't support the newer high density drives. > > Unfortunately the mainboard and EEPROM are long since gone, so does > anyone know of a way to force the "Secure Erase" option as the data on > the drive is unimportant. > > FYI the Seagate drive's serial number is 5JRBK2GV and both the master > and user passwords are enabled. I think your only chance is to get a copy of SeaTools and see if it will let you proceed without unlocking the drive. I have my doubts, however, as a security mechanism that would permit someone to erase the drive while in place doesn't seem very secure. In fact, if it's designed properly, there would be no way that software could override the lock.
From: Grinder on 12 Jan 2006 07:13 Grinder wrote: > testing_h(a)yahoo.com wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> Just been trying to unlock an Xbox drive to use on a very old PC that >> won't support the newer high density drives. >> >> Unfortunately the mainboard and EEPROM are long since gone, so does >> anyone know of a way to force the "Secure Erase" option as the data on >> the drive is unimportant. >> >> FYI the Seagate drive's serial number is 5JRBK2GV and both the master >> and user passwords are enabled. > > > I think your only chance is to get a copy of SeaTools and see if it will > let you proceed without unlocking the drive. I have my doubts, however, > as a security mechanism that would permit someone to erase the drive > while in place doesn't seem very secure. In fact, if it's designed > properly, there would be no way that software could override the lock. This software claims to do what you need: http://www.hdd.profesjonalnie.pl/to.html My earlier doubts are still in place.
From: Grinder on 12 Jan 2006 07:14 Grinder wrote: > testing_h(a)yahoo.com wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> Just been trying to unlock an Xbox drive to use on a very old PC that >> won't support the newer high density drives. >> >> Unfortunately the mainboard and EEPROM are long since gone, so does >> anyone know of a way to force the "Secure Erase" option as the data on >> the drive is unimportant. >> >> FYI the Seagate drive's serial number is 5JRBK2GV and both the master >> and user passwords are enabled. > > > I think your only chance is to get a copy of SeaTools and see if it will > let you proceed without unlocking the drive. I have my doubts, however, > as a security mechanism that would permit someone to erase the drive > while in place doesn't seem very secure. In fact, if it's designed > properly, there would be no way that software could override the lock. Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention: If you can convince Seagate that you own the drive, they might be able to help.
From: almaz on 12 Jan 2006 22:59
master psw is Seagate +25 spaces which makes total 32 symbols -- Data Recovery 786-253-8286 Alan http://www.247recovery.com Miami, Florida, USA --- "Grinder" <grinder(a)no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message news:nKrxf.699067$_o.554408(a)attbi_s71... > Grinder wrote: >> testing_h(a)yahoo.com wrote: >> >>> Hi all. >>> >>> Just been trying to unlock an Xbox drive to use on a very old PC that >>> won't support the newer high density drives. >>> >>> Unfortunately the mainboard and EEPROM are long since gone, so does >>> anyone know of a way to force the "Secure Erase" option as the data on >>> the drive is unimportant. >>> >>> FYI the Seagate drive's serial number is 5JRBK2GV and both the master >>> and user passwords are enabled. >> >> >> I think your only chance is to get a copy of SeaTools and see if it will >> let you proceed without unlocking the drive. I have my doubts, however, >> as a security mechanism that would permit someone to erase the drive >> while in place doesn't seem very secure. In fact, if it's designed >> properly, there would be no way that software could override the lock. > > Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention: If you can convince Seagate that you own > the drive, they might be able to help. > |