M A R K
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|  WTF!!! Hard Drive LOCKED
I got a few 250GIG hard drives from the trash, they are all locked!! In the freaking firmware of the drive its self. NOW I MUST UNLOCK THEM!!
I went online and found a few programs that claim to unlocked them but its $$$$, there must be a better way.
Any ideas? I went nuts, tired to format them with, OSX, Linux, W7, Used all kinds of software. I then used a tool that told me they were locked. Then some crappy program i found told me all about the drive then wanted $150 to unlock it.. come on.. 
What the hell is on these drives that some one would do this crazy to lock them down like this.
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Jahntassa
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Conway, SC | Probably proprietary business data that they didn't want people like you using.
Or, they have a policy that prevents people from saying "Oh it's broken" and taking it home. |
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Tuxified
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From the trash?
Why not ask the people who's trash you took them out of for the passwords? |
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M A R K
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Yeah, let me go track down these people who drop this garbage off at the swap cycle. If your not part of the solution your part of the problem
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Tuxified
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| said by M A R K  :Yeah, let me go track down these people who drop this garbage off at the swap cycle. If your not part of the solution your part of the problem They'll make nice paperweights.
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KrK
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Tulsa, OK | reply to M A R K
Are they Seagates? |
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battleop
join:2005-09-28
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"I got a few 250GIG hard drives from the trash,"
Maybe you should take them back and get a full refund. |
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K Patterson
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Many large firms today make sure there is no possibility an old drive can be used. once it is pulled from the PC, it goes to the business manager at the location, then is shipped to a center that de-gausses them, with full tracking Sounds like that's what you encountered. |
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carp
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That's theft once it's in the recycle bin unless the owner has policies in place saying the public can remove it. |
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Sweet Witch
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| said by carp :
That's theft once it's in the recycle bin unless the owner has policies in place saying the public can remove it.
That depends. It they're out on the curb for pick-up, they're public property and anyone can take them (this is how police often get evidence without a search warrant). If they're on the property, it could be theft as well as trespassing.
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K Patterson
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Sweet Witch
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| Two years ago I was cleaning out my mother's basement and found a pile of ancient power tools - so old they were solid metal with no insulation to not electrocute you. I caled the trash people, told them of the special pickup, put them out the morning requested, went back for the second box, came back out and the first box was gone - in about ten minutes! I had to laugh at that one.
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quatrix
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Sweet Witch
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| said by quatrix :
These days, I wouldn't be surprised if they electrocuted themselves and then sued you.
Neither would I.
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Doctor Olds
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said by M A R K :I got a few 250GIG hard drives from the trash, they are all locked!! In the freaking firmware of the drive its self. NOW I MUST UNLOCK THEM!! I went online and found a few programs that claim to unlocked them but its $$$$, there must be a better way. Any ideas? I went nuts, I then used a tool that told me they were locked. Then some crappy program i found told me all about the drive then wanted $150 to unlock it.. come on.. What the hell is on these drives that some one would do this crazy to lock them down like this. I must say that the epic amount of your frustration that you are showing on free hardware that you obtained from the trash and cannot unlock without paying for a "so called" crappy program is amazing. You act like someone has ripped you off and that you are entitled to these drives for free at zero cost.
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LittlePiggie
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Whatever you do, do not take them to anyone (a company) to be unlocked, if there is kiddie porn on them YOU go to jail as you are in possession of them.
Oh, and YES, business people look at kiddie porn at work!
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tvtek
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| said by LittlePiggie :Whatever you do, do not take them to anyone (a company) to be unlocked, if there is kiddie porn on them YOU go to jail as you are in possession of them. I guess that could happen if you were to purchase a returned hard drive from Best Buy, Fry's ETC: that was repackaged too?
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ak3883
join:2005-08-20
Bensalem, PA
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Let me get this straight, you don't understand why you aren't entitled to the data or usage of a hard drive you found in the TRASH?!?!? LMAO!
It's jerks like you that make companies have to resort to things like this. Many companies will physically destroy the drives as well, after wiping them clean. |
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Duramax08
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San Antonio, TX | reply to M A R K
If they are locked and you found them in the trash, They were put there for a reason. |
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LittlePiggie
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said by tvtek :said by LittlePiggie :Whatever you do, do not take them to anyone (a company) to be unlocked, if there is kiddie porn on them YOU go to jail as you are in possession of them. I guess that could happen if you were to purchase a returned hard drive from Best Buy, Fry's ETC: that was repackaged too? Yes, that is possible too. But, then again you wouldn't have to send it off to a company to be unlocked would you?
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