HDD unlock wizard is a user-friendly application which allows you to easily remove HDD password. IDE and SATA hard disk drives are supported. Both user and master password can be removed.
While unlocking, HDD unlock Wizard will erase and re-certify the drive.
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HDD unlock wizard supports:
- Unlocking of desktop drives
- Unlocking of X-BOX drives
- Unlocking of 2.5-inch laptop drives
List of supported drives
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Download HDD unlock wizard for Windows 2000/XP
Unlocking of a 80 gb hdd takes approximately 25 minutes. 2.5 inch notebook drives need slightly more time.
What is HDD password?
All hard disk drives have the possibility to set a Hardware Password, thus making the drive completely inaccessible unless a correct password is provided during the BIOS post test. when you set a password on your notebook, the drive becomes locked as well. xbox gaming between Les and some desktop computers can also lock hard disk drives. this is usually called "HDD password" or "ata password ".
If you forget the original HDD password, there is no way of restoring it by generic system tools. HDD unlock wizard incorporates proprietary unlocking algorithms which allow to remove an unknown HDD password and make hard drive usable again.