Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:58:49 -0453 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> Cc: FreeBSD Users <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: hard drive problem Message-ID: <558AD242.8070009@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <20150624153643.GB43640@neutralgood.org> References: <5589E2F9.3070604@gmail.com> <861th1tdj3.fsf@WorkBox.Home> <20150624153643.GB43640@neutralgood.org>
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On 06/24/15 10:42, kpneal@pobox.com wrote: > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 08:57:20AM -0500, Brandon J. Wandersee wrote: >> jd1008 writes: >> >>> does anyone have a way to unlock the master pword in >>> a recent WD 2TB 2.5" drive? >> "Master pword?" Is this a firmware-level encrypted drive? If so, no. A >> "reset" feature would defeat the purpose of having encryption in the >> first place. If the drive is self-encrypting you don't know the >> password, the drive's a brick. > My guess is that you can tell the drive to use a new password, but the > contents of the drive are lost. That's assuming a firmware-level > encryption. > > BTW, are there really 2TB _2.5"_ drives on the market? Yup, see: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=380&N=100007605%20600358494&IsNodeId=1&IsPowerSearch=1&OEMMark=0,N,1 -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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