ATA Password Protected HDD - accessi via USB possible?

msun · 02-23-2009, 06:39 AM

Hi Folks,

I would like to be able to access my ATA password protected hard disk when
connected using a USB enclosure. This would give the benefits of good
protection using built-in firmware of the hard disk which is normally only
accessible by entering the password during BIOS boot up with the disk as HDD primary.

I'm not looking at the case of a forgotton password - just some utility
which would allow me the enter the known password when connecting such a
protected disk via the USB instead of as a main drive for the laptop (an IBM
T42 in this instance).

Anyone have any ideas of such a utility? Cheers from Mike

dai · 02-23-2009, 07:11 AM

we cannot help with passwords or workarounds under the forum rules

02-23-2009, 06:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
msun Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP SP3	ATA Password Protected HDD - accessi via USB possible? Hi Folks, I would like to be able to access my ATA password protected hard disk when connected using a USB enclosure. This would give the benefits of good protection using built-in firmware of the hard disk which is normally only accessible by entering the password during BIOS boot up with the disk as HDD primary. I'm not looking at the case of a forgotton password - just some utility which would allow me the enter the known password when connecting such a protected disk via the USB instead of as a main drive for the laptop (an IBM T42 in this instance). Anyone have any ideas of such a utility? Cheers from Mike

02-23-2009, 07:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 59,045 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: ATA Password Protected HDD - accessi via USB possible? we cannot help with passwords or workarounds under the forum rules __________________