From: Robert G. <gi...@op...> - 2005-02-26 22:31:45
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We suspect that the Master password is set by the drive manufacturer, but really, we have no idea. If what Lincoln says is true, that would be a great way to salvage the hardware, by unlocking and erasing the drive using the Master password. Please let us know. "Lincoln DeCoursey" <de...@fa...> wrote in message news:200...@fa...... > Brandon, > > The ATA standard describes two 32-byte passwords which can be set > on an ATA device: the Master password and the User password. > > The Xbox uses the User passsword to lock and unlock the device, not > the Master password. In fact, my research indicates that the Master > password may be unset and therefore could trivially be used as an > override. It also may be set to all spaces. > > Please let me know if you have success. I have a drive in the same > state but am too busy to play with it right now. > > The pertinent tool (atapwd) is a DOS executable that shows a list > of attached devices, prompts for the device to operate against and the > password to use, and performs the unlock operation. It can be had from > http://www.rockbox.org/atapwd.zip. > > This is all operating under the (reported but unconfirmed) notion > that the Master password is actually unset. If this is not the case, > then in fact you have a paperweight. From a data-recovery perspective, > there are ways to unlock the drive, but they cost at least as much if > not more than an identical drive. Swapping the drive electronics is > one option; contracting an industry expert (who does something but will not > reveal what) is another. > > Clearly there is no hope to brute-force the password as there is a > 256-bit keyspace. > > Again, please report back to the list. This is a more common question > than you might think, and I would be interested to know if my proposal > answers it correctly or not. > > Lincoln > > > >Is it possible to unlock the HDD from a dead XBox? The motherboard from > >the XBox is dead (death by electrocution-- there was an incident > >involving case-modding, the power supply, and the time of one in the > >morning. Managed to kill the TV, too.), so there"s no way to pull the > >key from it. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click |