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    ATA Security eXtension - Help

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Xins, Mar 7, 2009.

  1. Xins

    Xins Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi there,

    I have just bought a Hitachi Travelstar 7K200 with Bulk data encryption. You have some details here: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/bulk_faqs.htm#a2

    My Sony Vaio VGN SZ5MN/B doesn't have the HDD password in bios. It has only the BIOS password.

    I've tried to update my laptop bios unsuccessfully, and right now the only solution to use this hdd feature is adding ATA Security eXtension to my BIOS.

    http://www.fitzenreiter.de/ata/ata_eng.htm

    Please help me to add this feature, I've read several time the introductions on his website but it's to hard for me.


    Those are my laptop spec:

    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz
    System Manufacturer Sony Corporation
    System Name VGN-SZ5MN_B
    Mainboard Vendor Sony Corporation
    Mainboard Model VAIO
    BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies LTD
    BIOS Version R0112N0
    BIOS Date 04/12/2007


    Many thanks.
     
    Xins, Mar 7, 2009
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  2. Xins

    Xins Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any solution to enable bulk encryption or I need to buy a new laptop??
     
    Xins, Mar 8, 2009
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    nystateofmind27 Notebook Consultant

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    nystateofmind27, Mar 9, 2009
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  4. Xins

    Xins Notebook Enthusiast

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    Please read this:

    http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Researchers-Crack-BitLocker-FileVault/

    and this

    http://arstechnica.com/science/news...-filevault-bitlocker-with-canned-air-hack.ars


    I think using of this kind of hdd is the best way...

    Can you please help me with installing the boot extension, I really don't want to change my vaio for another laptop who has the hdd password in bios.

    Thanks
     
    Xins, Mar 10, 2009
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