Re: [pen] Recovering HDD Password?

[Mike Williams <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I still subscribe to the electromagnet solution...

Apply mega juice and forget about it!  haha

.270

nawcom wrote:
> There are a few apps that i've that have worked for some hard drives.
>
> There are of course physical solutions, but I'm assuming you're going 
> software if possible.
>
> http://www.rockbox.org/lock.html
>
> Is this an IDE disk?
>
> You could check out the linux solution listed on that page and see if it 
> helps.
>
> I did see an app around about 3 years ago that was retail but said it 
> could change the passwords on protected ide hard drives.  This might be 
> it but I'm not sure.
>
> http://www.hddunlock.com/
> I haven't checked out if there are any "fixes" for the app, nor have i 
> disassembled its code to see what it's using to block full access, but 
> who would do something as illegal as that? heh. It's supposed to disable 
> the hdd password. Windows only.
> -nawcom
>
> Chris White wrote:
> > I've got a drive (40GB Toshiba MK4036GAC) thats locked and I have no 
> > clue what the password is, does anyone know a way to recover the 
> > password on these things?
> >  
> > -Chris