How to remove ATA master password on Hitachi HDD

[tyqtx]

Hi there,

i have HTS25050A9A364 Hitachi 500 gb, it was at first on laptop then i used it as external disk over USB until bad sectors popped up because of not using "safely remove the drive" from windows... hard disk can not be seen by windows anymore, and i can not format it with Linux live CD. When i want to manipulate with the drive with hard disk tools it says that the drive is locked by ATA password.
Is there a way to remove this password and format the drive? i do not need to keep the data on the disk...
thanks

 

[Onus]

I'm sorry, but Forum rules prevent any kind of password cracking assistance, essentially since we have no way of verifying ownership of the device.

 

[tyqtx]

ok sorry i didnt know,
is there maybe a default password for this drive because i did never set up any passwords on the drive while it was in the laptop, besides passwords for windows log-on which i belive have nothing to do with hdd passwords? im the first owner of the drive

 

[TyrOd]

ok sorry i didnt know,
is there maybe a default password for this drive because i did never set up any passwords on the drive while it was in the laptop, besides passwords for windows log-on which i belive have nothing to do with hdd passwords? im the first owner of the drive

It has nothing to do with the password and drives don't develop bad sectors from being improperly ejected.
The drive is failing so the only question remains is if you want the data or not?
If not you need to replace it.