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Amarbir, I'm going to PM you . Some of the steps may be wrong and still need verification and I wouldn't want to share the wrong info. I suspect the user password set on SED or on WD Security has different levels and whatever was set, PC3K could get around, or maybe the drive thought it had...

I have a small lab that grew from a Computer Repair Business. Well, as a business I can see their point (ACE) that they wouldn't want to help unless you are a paid up member of TS, but on the other hand the equipment is super expensive so a little more forthcoming sharing on the forum would be...

Hi Nick, Definitely try to buy a few that are just Seagate 2TB Slim portables and shuck them out. They will mostly be Rosewoods. It will be cheaper than buying an exact matching one that someone has stripped out. With so many Seagates out there, they will come in handy. I had another...

Ebay is usually where I go. But I will always have 4 or so in stock of the 1TB/2TB so that I can check the Pre-Amp is compatible (with PC3K). Sometimes different serials and manufacture dates don't matter that much as I've had drives made years apart that are compatible. On the Rosewood...

Thanks. Managed to get the Smartware User password removed in PC3K. Case solved.

Just in a way of update. Performed another reball to yet another board and this time it worked fine. It was our last-ditch attempt to be honest. The drive spins with ID, but presents with a Smartware Password prompt when plugged into the USB Stablizer. Unfortunately both passwords from...

Myiannakou, could you confirm please what was it you ordered exactly, a new MCU or was it a new unlock board? I am assuming your drive was a WD Charger with SED, i.e. didn't need the original MCU as if it was SED2 you wouldn't have been able to get data that way. I am facing a case which...

Normally for these, we use an unlocked SATA board, backup SA, fix firmware, lock UA and generate a head map. Then start a new DE task with USB original board to get data either via USB Stabilizer or USB port on PC3K portable. I know we can now write back unlocked ROM to USB PCB using Ace...