been unsuccessfully trying to unlock and format a WD 500gb drive , been looking everywhere for ZU.exe but after downloading it from the link above , it wont run on windows vista/7 64bit . and the instructions are not in english ,can anyone help . ? do I need to run it in 32bit environment only? and do I have the legit proggie , (its only 4kb ,downloaded from the above mediafire link. thanks .
Thanks ,do I run it from a disc(CD) or USB pendrive . and , does anyone know where I can get instructions in english.
anything you want. start zu with parameters for primary hdd type: zu /P for secondary hdd type: zu /S
Thanks to LatinMcG I was successfull in unlocking a password protected TOSHIBA hard disk drive, model MK2561GSYN, 250GB. I just followed the instructions, and the drive was unlocked in a couple of seconds. Before using this method, I tried almost everything and everywhere I was said that my hdd was not usable anymore, just good to be wasted! BUT THIS WAS NOT TRUE! I used this wonderful program (FOR FREE! Never give money to ask you for that!!!) and I had back my HDD PERFECTLY UNLOCKED with no efforts! THANKS again man for sharing this information with the community. I was so satisfied of this result that I decided to register on this forum to tell everybody that this method, simply, incredibly WORKS!
welcome onchello im sure youll love this forum i just did a WD320BEVS from a dell laptop that would not work with zu.exe .. had to do it the manual way with MHDD 4.5 and dump the 22.bin then with HDAT2 i entered the pwd as i copied from the 22.bin in hex and it unlocked.. never saw what the actual password was.. showed funny characters. id love to get a pro to help us with the ones that zu.exe needs pcb disconnect or shorting tricks.. i burned one trying to find the short point lol
Question. I am trying to run this on a laptop and when I turn it on the usb is not even getting the option to load the dos w/zu. It's just going straight to my all black p/w screen? The usb works without the hdd in so I know it's working but just can't get it to load before the p/w screen? Not sure if it will ruin the laptop if I first load the usb then insert the hdd..
BTW.. if it's at all possible I would much rather just completely erase the drive and password without needing to know or clear the password if that possible? Any (free) programs out there to do that?
no.. u need a desktop with IDE mode sata intel chipset. then it should work in secondary sata port not primary zu /s
Webroot say's there's an infection on that link you gave. I didn't install it because of that. Who wrote this, where is his website?
Dear LatinMcG I'm from VN, It worked for me, buddy LatinMcG . My locked HDD is Western Digital WD1200BEVS 120 GB. Before i read your useful post, i tried too many method in my knowledge and found by google, but it didn't work. My HDD still locked. today i try again with google, and i found this topic, i follow your instruction and it worked perfectly. Many thank to you, LatinMcG. I've just registered this forum account for one big reason, that's say thank to you. and report to any bros who stuck with their HDD lock and want to take back their data. here what i'm done: - make an USB boot disk with Magic Boot Disk v2.0 Iso Image Code: h t t p://hddguru.com/download/software/Magic-Boot-Disk/Magic_Boot_Disk_ISO_v2.0.zip and YUMI – Multiboot USB Creator Code: h t t p://pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator (i do not have 20 posts to get permit to post link, please copy and paste manually, remove the blank in "http"), you can download from attach link above, and don't forget to copy ZU.exe (download from LatinMcG's link at #1 post) to USB disk's root folder. - go to bios and set Main--> IDE Configuration --> Onboard IDE Operate mode (set to Compatible Mode (need for MS-DOS), not set Enhanced Mode), go down 1 line and set Combined Mode Option to Primary P-ATA+S-ATA. - attach HDD to my ASUS P5GC-MX 1333 motherboard to sata2 port (in bios, it appear Fourth IDE Master)(there're 4 sata ports from sata1 to sata4 in my Motherboard, and you must attach to sata2 or sata4 port, see sata's port number on motherboard), disconnect all others hdd and CD-ROM. - set bios first boot from USB boot disk (in most case, must attach USB disk to computer first, and select proper USB boot device) - reboot into MS-DOS with USB boot disk, ignore the MHDD's instruction. - type at command prompt: c: - type zu.exe /s - and OLALA, just 2 seconds, can't bilieve in my eyes : DONE UNLOCK ! (or some thing like that, i don't remember exactly) - Congratulation, now your HDD Unlocked, and you can do anything to your HDD again. Don't forget to set your bios back to normal. Once again, I want to give a big thank to LatinMcG , who found this and give some useful instruction, and EFA11, un user, onchello , KACZUS@lagunabeachcomputer.com for your helpful, and big thank to [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Moltke@ihd.ru (like EFA11 said, I think he wrote useful zu.exe tool, if he did, he must be a hdd expert)[/FONT] Hope my post help someone. P/S: this is the post from KACZUS:
It works great in a Dell Vostro 3500 with a WDC WD50000BEKT-75KA9T0 Just change AHCI to IDE in bios and boot from HirenBootCD with the new ZU posted here... wonderfull!!! Thank you LatinMcG !!!!!
Hi all, I've just registered in this forum so I can say thank you to all, especially to talentphan. So this is how I did it... How to unlock WD Hard Drive WD5000AVVS (500GB SATA) 1) I created a bootable MS-DOS USB Startup Disk in Windows, using Rufus. The steps to do it are simple and well explained all over the web - pretty much just the press of a button or two; 2) I copied the zu.exe file into the just created bootable MS-DOS USB Startup Disk (to the root) - you can find the file if you read this thread, or simply by googling for it; 3) I connected the WD Hard Drive in my SATA 1 port, and changed SATA to Combined, instead of Enhanced mode - it was now my only drive, and was the Primary drive; 4) I booted from the USB key, and executed the following command: zu /p Well... /P because I set my drive as the Primary drive... after about one second, I got the message that the Hard Drive was now unlocked. I powered off the computer, reconnected my hard drives, and booted into Windows - went to Disk Management and formated to NTFS and assigned a drive letter... simple! Once again... thank you very much!
Help wd500avds Tenho problema ! Tenho um HD WD500AVDS e uma placa mãe ASUS P5KC com bios atualizada para aceitar AHCI Sendo que ja fiz varias vezes o procedimento, mas não consigo de forma alguma o HD aparecer na BIOS SETUP da placa mãe ! Tenho um pouco de conhecimento, pois já inclusive consegui instalar o hackintosh 10.9 neste mesmo computador, sendo que em outro HD. Você pode me ajudar, a conseguir usar este hd ? I have problem! I have a HD WD500AVDS and P5KC ASUS motherboard with bios updated to accept AHCI Being that I have done the procedure several times, but I can not in any way the HD appear in the motherboard BIOS SETUP! I have a little knowledge, it has even managed to install hackintosh 10.9 this same computer, and other HD. Can you help me, to be able to use this hd?
Hello, My motherboard has IDE, I already made the change in bios to IDE, and even then. HD does not appear in the BIOS. Even without showing up in BIOS, I created a USB stick and using ZU.EXE, I think my problem is I'm not getting the HD appear in the motherboard BIOS! Can you help me please?