Possible to unlock Apacer 250G SSD in Linux?
by dimlux from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5C2AC)
This drive was Secure Erased in a Windows laptop that had been booted with Parted Magic. I'm told the Erase mode chosen was supposed to have written zeros to the drive.
However,now, when trying to install an OS to the drive, it asks for a password and won't go further without it.
I've tried many passwords but none work.
Is it possible that I could insert the drive in a Linux system and unlock the SSD with a suitable Linux app?
I'm basically a Windows guy and haven't had much to do with Linux, but I do have Ubuntu Mate 18.04 running on a spare workshop computer.
Thanks for reading this, if you can help I'd be grateful for advice.
However,now, when trying to install an OS to the drive, it asks for a password and won't go further without it.
I've tried many passwords but none work.
Is it possible that I could insert the drive in a Linux system and unlock the SSD with a suitable Linux app?
I'm basically a Windows guy and haven't had much to do with Linux, but I do have Ubuntu Mate 18.04 running on a spare workshop computer.
Thanks for reading this, if you can help I'd be grateful for advice.