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    how to make a password protected SSD accessible

    Hello,

    I want to reset a password protected Samsung NVMe SSD from an Lenovo Thinkpad to make it accessible to reuse the SSD, the password is unknown.
    If the SSD is plugged into the Thinkpad I cannot boot up the Laptop because the hard drive password prompt block it. I can only reach the BIOS settings if the SSD is plugged out.

    I tried to reset the SSD via "Parted Magic" live Linux with "Secure Erase" and PSID revert on an other PC where I can skip the password prompt but nothing worked. The drive is still inaccessible.
    I also tried to use the Lenovo Erase Utility: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds019026

    The problem is that I cannot boot the Lenovo utility because the hard disk password prompt blocks all.

    I'm worried about that the SSD is forever locked and bricked.

    Anybody got a tip for me to solve the problem?
    Last edited by breezer; 03-04-2020, 03:40 PM.

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    Re: how to make a password protected SSD accessible

    you could boot from a second harddrive in the optical bay maybe.
    or look on the russian site for low level utils
    https://www.usbdev.ru

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