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Question posted by suppos411 on March 6th, 2013

Need Hardisk Security Password For Hitatchi Hts543232a7a

I got a virus i am assuming and its wityhin the first month of ownership. The system froze completely and cant do anything withiout this password. Is it the password i need only to regain my OS or is my hard drive shot?

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on March 6th, 2013 8:20 PM

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No. You cannot recover your Operating System from the password of your hard disk drive. The only way you can fix this issue is by reinstalling the Windows Operating System of your computer using the original installer CD/DVD. You can purchase it here:

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Answer #2: Posted by cljeffrey on March 7th, 2013 4:31 PM

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Looks like what you will have to do is to do a factory reset. If that is the original hard drive from the laptop and it's an ASUS, you will just have to restart your computer and keep pressing F9. If it's not an ASUS you will have to look at the company of your laptop on how to access the hidden partition.

You can also go in the control panel and restore from an earlier point to see if that will get rid of the virus as well.

Related Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 Manual Pages

Specifications - Page 5

... 6 Usual Operation 61 Figure 7 Password Lost 62 Figure 8 Set Max security mode transition 66 Figure 9 Seek overlap 67 Figure 10 Selective self-test test span example 147 List of Figures Figure 1. Formatted capacity by model number. 16 Table 2. Performance characteristics 18 Table 5. Full stroke seek time 19 Table 7. Drive ready time 20 Table...

Specifications - Page 7

... Table 91 Read Verify Sector(s) Ext Command (42h) 125 Table 92 Recalibrate Command (1xh) 126 Table 93 Security Disable Password Command (F6h) 127 Table 94 Password Information for Security Disable Password command 127 Table 95 Security Erase Prepare Command (F3h) 128 Table 96 Security Erase Unit Command (F4h) 129 Table 97 Erase Unit Information 129 Table 98...

Specifications - Page 30

... drive. however, the host system time out value needs to be given to being hardwired. Hitachi recommends that the switch operate under control of the hard disk drive....assumes that use the Flush Cache command for entry into any system power-down sequence should be 30 seconds considering error recovery time. Step 3: Terminate power to finish completion; The drive...

Specifications - Page 35

... points used to secure the drive in a normal system. 6.5.4 Nonoperating shock The drive withstands the following vibration levels without any data loss or permanent damage. Random Vibration PSD Profile Breakpoints (nonoperating) Note: Overall RMS level of the drive for a duration of 3 seconds between shock pulses. The disk drive will operate without a hard error while...

Specifications - Page 52

... No error Detected Formatter device error Sector buffer error Ecc circuitry error Controller microprocessor error Description 12.2 Diagnostic and Reset considerations The Set Max password, the Set Max security mode and the Set Max unlock counter don't retain over a Power On Reset but persist over a COMRESET or Soft Reset. Table 32 Reset...

Specifications - Page 58

... Set Password ('F1'h) Security Unlock ('F2'h) Security Erase Prepare ('F3'h) Security Erase Unit ('F4'h) Security Freeze Lock ('F5'h) Security Disable Password ('F6'h) 12.9.1 Security mode Following security modes are enabled by the device manufacturer through 253 decimal. 12.8.4 Threshold exceeded condition If one or more attribute values are less than or equal to hard disk...

Specifications - Page 59

... except those which is locked with the master password. High level security Maximum level security 12.9.3 Password When the device lock function is enabled and the User Password is forgotten then only the Master Password with the Master Password, but the Master Password can set a initial Master Password using the Security Set Password command, without enabling the Device Lock Function. 12...

Specifications - Page 61

... can 't access any data. 5K320 SATA OEM Specification (*1) refer to unlock the device and erase all user data with the Master Password. - 61 - Figure 6 Usual Operation  User Password Lost If the User Password is forgotten and High level security is set , data access is set , the system user can be unlocked using the...

Specifications - Page 62

... drive by using various passwords many times. The count and EXPIRE bit are aborted until a power off. The device counts the password mismatch. If the password does not match, the device counts it up without distinguishing the Master password and the User password. 5K320 SATA OEM Specification Figure 7 Password Lost  Attempt limit for SECURITY UNLOCK command The SECURITY...

Specifications - Page 63

... Max Address Read Native Max Address Ext Read Sector(s) Read Sector(s) Ext Read Verify Sector(s) Read Verify Sector(s) Ext Recalibrate Security Disable Password Security Erase Prepare Security Erase Unit Security Freeze Lock Security Set Password Security Unlock Seek Sense Condition Set Features Table 35 Command table for device lock operation 5K320 SATA OEM Specification Device Locked Mode...

Specifications - Page 64

...information. Command Set Max Address Set Max Address Ext Set Max Freeze Lock Set Max Lock Set Max Set Password Set Max Unlock Set Multiple Mode Sleep S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations S.M.A.R.T. Write Log Sector S.M.A.R.T. Return Status S.M.A.R.T. Enable/.... Read Native Max Address Set Max Address ('F8'h) ('F9'h) Four security extension commands are defined for device lock operation -

Specifications - Page 66

... cycle or the issuance and acceptance of the Set Max Unlock command. The Table shown above defines the content of this sector of information. The password, the Set Max security mode and the unlock counter don't persist over a power cycle but does persist over a COMRESET or software reset. When the...

Specifications - Page 72

...grouped into different classes according to the protocols followed for RDY=1 before the sector is completed. The device will set BSY=0, ERR=1, and DRQ=1. The registers will contain the ... Device Configuration Set  Download Microcode  Format Track  Security Disable Password  Security Erase Unit 72 If an error occurs, the device will then store the error...

Specifications - Page 75

...1 Read Sector(s) 1 Read Sector(s) 1 Read Sector(s) Ext 3 Read Verify Sector(s) 3 Read Verify Sector(s) 3 Read Verify Sector(s) Ext 3 Recalibrate 2 Security Disable Password 3 Security Erase Prepare 2 Security Erase Unit 3 Security Freeze Lock 2 Security Set Password 2 Security Unlock 3 Seek 3 Sense Condition 3 Set Features Table 40 Command set 75 5K320 SATA OEM Specification Code (Hex) E5 98 B1...

Specifications - Page 77

... feature device Spin-Up Enable use of Serial ATA feature Disable read look-ahead feature Disable reverting to power on defaults (Set Max security extension) Set Max Set Password Set Max Lock Set Max Unlock Set Max Freeze Lock (Device Configuration Overlay) Device Configuration Restore Device Configuration Freeze Lock Device Configuration Identify...

Specifications - Page 99

... 98-99 0000H Streaming Performance Granularity 100-103 Note.2 Maximum user LBA address for Enhanced security erase completion Time= value(xxxxh)*2 [minutes] 91 40xxH Current Advanced Power Management level 15- 8 ... set by Set Features Command (01h to FEh) 92 xxxxH Current Master Password Revision Codes 93 0000H Reserved 94 0000H Reserved 95 0000H Stream Minimum Request ...

Specifications - Page 127

... a transfer of a single sector of data from this host with that the device should check the given password against the user password stored internally. If the User Password or Master Password matches the given password, the device disables the security mode feature (device lock function). One indicates that specified in device unlock mode. Sector Count -------- Device...

Specifications - Page 129

... this command, all user data will be completed immediately prior to zero with an Aborted error. LBA Low -------- So the protected area by Initialize Drive Parameter or Set Max Address command is initialized correctly. LBA Mid -------- Status ...See Below... 5K320 SATA OEM Specification 14.29 Security Erase Unit (F4h) Command Block Output Registers...

Specifications - Page 130

If you execute this command on disabling the security mode feature (device lock function), the password sent by the host is NOT compared with the password stored in Enhanced Erase Mode is shown below . HTS543232L9SA00 / HTS543232L9A300 HTS543225L9SA00 / HTS543225L9A300 HTS543216L9SA00 / HTS543216L9A300 HTS543212L9SA00 / HTS543212L9A300 HTS543280L9SA00 / HTS543280L9A300 128 min 102 min 68 min 52...

Specifications - Page 131

... ...See Below... After this command is completed, the command which updates Security Mode Feature (Device Lock Function) is quit only by ...0 0V The Security Freeze Lock Command allows the device to "Table 35 Command table for device lock operation" on Page 62-64.  Security Set Password  Security Unlock  Security Disable Password  Security Erase Unit 131...