From: Bill Morrow - http://thinkpads.com (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Wed Oct 07 1998 - 13:26:38 EDT
Rich..
Do you really think replacing the HDD electronics will bypass the HDD
password..
i can test for that idea.. :-)
however, common word is there is no way to get the data off the drive
without the password.. period..
now all i need is the t-2 torx driver to swap electronics on a HDD..
:-)
Rich_Chong_at_mail.share.org wrote:
>
> Okay, well actually, the system BIOS does need to be aware of that
> harddrive password capability, so there is some interaction, but the actual
> locking mechanism is embedded into the harddrive. Short of some secret
> backdoor or reset mechanism, replacing the harddrive electronics PCB is the
> only way to recover the data.
>
> Rich
>
> >I can't believe that all the data on the hard disk is encrypted when you
> set the hard disk password. It must therefore be in the clear and therefor
> readable on a different computer that ignores the password.
>
> The data isn't encrypted. The hard disk password is actually a function of
> the harddrive's firmware, Not the PC's BIOS. The hard drive won't give the
> data out until the password is properly passed to it.
>
> Rich
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