Remove HDD Password (zu)

[urbanus]

My experience!

Short summary written on my mobile.

 

Important!

Older hardware might work better, and choosing the correct hardware, bios settings and sata port is everything!!!

 

About

An HDD can have a password set in it internally that can not be removed with repartitioning etc. Its in the HDD firmware or something. This will remove that password.

 

Disks taken from PVR/TV boxes for instance might be password protected.

 

1. BIOS settings

Disable ACHI and set to IDE legacy mode.

 

 

2. Attach HDD

Attach hard drive to SATA port 0 on the motherboard.

 

3. Create bootable DOS USB

Create with Rufus and use Free Dos. Fat32 is fine.

 

4. zu

Download and put the zu.exe on the USB stick.

 

Download: zu.betta_fix_020813.zip

 

Alternative, check post 1 here: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14759

 

5. Boot USB
Boot the DOS usb stick and run the command:

Quote

zu /p

This took about 2 seconds for me.

 

I was able to hotswap disks also and run it on different disks without rebooting.

[johnzx4444]

how long will take

[Woldino]

i have fordotten my HHD password 

i can't acces my labtop  please help me  b/c  i have a lot of file in my hard disk

[furyvalid]

tanks