User Password Lost - Hitachi DK23DA-30F - 30 GB Hard Drive Specifications

6.3.2.9.4 User Password Lost

If the user password is lost and High level security is set, the device shall not allow the user to access data.
The device shall be unlocked using the master password.
If the user password is lost and Maximum security level is set, data access shall be impossible. However,
the device shall be unlocked using the SECURITY ERASE UNIT command with the master password to
unlock the device and shall erase all user data.
K6602705
Rev.3
08.20.01
User password lost
Level?
Maximum
ERASE PREPARE
ERASE UNIT
with master password
Normal operation
but data lost
High
UNLOCK with master password
Normal operation
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