Re: Help needed un-hosing a drive
Weedy <[email protected]>
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On 17 May 2014 06:44, "Ronald F. Guilmette" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In message <CAFE24U2wx=_ [email protected]>, > Weedy <[email protected]> wrote: > > >On 16 May 2014 21:07, "Ronald F. Guilmette" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> What are the steps I should use with smartmonctl in order to remove > >> an unwanted Host Protected Area (HPA)? > > > >hdparm > > > >Password protect the drive and then issue an enhanced security erase. > > > I'm sorry. I was insufficiently clear about my question. > > Yes, I have a program that I can use to perform the secure erase > operation, and I am aware that this will eliminate the HPA, however > running that (secure erase) operation can take many hours. > > I would like to know how to eliminate the HPA *without* having to > spend hours and hours performing a pointless secure erase operation. As far as I know no one has written an application to allow this. There are more general purpose debugging/recovery tools like mhdd that let you send raw ata commands but you still need to figure out what to send to your particular brand and drive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Smartmontools-support mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support