https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:44:45 +0000 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 22:42:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3979 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20443&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20443 Author: wardog
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 10:42pm

someguy wrote: wardog wrote: someguy wrote: Its quicker to unplug and plug the SSD then suspending the PC Sure. But do you really think that's necessarily a good idea? I know it isn't. Can I ask? Why are you doing it in the first place? That's a respectfully serious question. Its perfectly fine to do that. Doing what?

Ok then, keep doing it your way. I still disagree yet I'm not here to argue either.


Edited by wardog - 10 Dec 2016 at 10:43pm]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2016 22:42:41 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20443&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20443 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20423&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20423 Author: someguy
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 3:11pm

wardog wrote: someguy wrote: Its quicker to unplug and plug the SSD then suspending the PC Sure. But do you really think that's necessarily a good idea? I know it isn't. Can I ask? Why are you doing it in the first place? That's a respectfully serious question.

Its perfectly fine to do that. Doing what?
]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2016 15:11:42 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20423&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20423 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20420&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20420 Author: wardog
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 2:49pm

someguy wrote: Its quicker to unplug and plug the SSD then suspending the PC

Sure.

But do you really think that's necessarily a good idea? I know it isn't.


Can I ask? Why are you doing it in the first place? That's a respectfully serious question.
]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2016 14:49:02 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20420&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20420 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20418&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20418 Author: someguy
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 2:29pm

Its quicker to unplug and plug the SSD then suspending the PC
]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2016 14:29:19 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20418&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20418 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20416&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20416 Author: wardog
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 1:50pm

someguy wrote: wardog wrote: wardog wrote: wardog wrote: A long read yet after your post above describing "unlocking the SSD" I believe your answers are found at: http://www.admin-magazine.com/Archive/2014/19/Using-the-ATA-security-features-of-modern-hard-disks-and-SSDs ie: The counterpart to freezing (thawing, so to speak) does not exist. It takes a hardware reset or power cycle to revert to the SEC1 state (Figure 1). Can I assume you're using the switch on the back of the PSU or a power strip to kill all power, instead of Sleep or even simply shutting down from  the OS, but still leaving the PSU feed the MB? That's not necessary. To "Unfreeze" an SSD you simply need to pull out the power cable out of the SSD and plug it back in again.

Same thing, is it not? Pulling or disconnecting from?
]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:50:13 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20416&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20416 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20414&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20414 Author: someguy
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 1:21pm

wardog wrote: wardog wrote: wardog wrote: A long read yet after your post above describing "unlocking the SSD" I believe your answers are found at: http://www.admin-magazine.com/Archive/2014/19/Using-the-ATA-security-features-of-modern-hard-disks-and-SSDs ie: The counterpart to freezing (thawing, so to speak) does not exist. It takes a hardware reset or power cycle to revert to the SEC1 state (Figure 1). Can I assume you're using the switch on the back of the PSU or a power strip to kill all power, instead of Sleep or even simply shutting down from  the OS, but still leaving the PSU feed the MB?

That's not necessary. To "Unfreeze" an SSD you simply need to pull out the power cable out of the SSD and plug it back in again.
]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:21:01 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20414&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20414 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20413&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20413 Author: wardog
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 1:15pm

wardog wrote: wardog wrote: A long read yet after your post above describing "unlocking the SSD" I believe your answers are found at: http://www.admin-magazine.com/Archive/2014/19/Using-the-ATA-security-features-of-modern-hard-disks-and-SSDs ie: The counterpart to freezing (thawing, so to speak) does not exist. It takes a hardware reset or power cycle to revert to the SEC1 state (Figure 1).

Can I assume you're using the switch on the back of the PSU or a power strip to kill all power, instead of Sleep or even simply shutting down from  the OS, but still leaving the PSU feed the MB?
]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:15:21 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20413&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20413 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20411&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20411 Author: wardog
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 1:12pm

wardog wrote: A long read yet after your post above describing "unlocking the SSD" I believe your answers are found at: http://www.admin-magazine.com/Archive/2014/19/Using-the-ATA-security-features-of-modern-hard-disks-and-SSDs

ie:

The counterpart to freezing (thawing, so to speak) does not exist. It takes a hardware reset or power cycle to revert to the SEC1 state (Figure 1).

]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:12:36 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20411&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20411 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20410&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20410 Author: wardog
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 1:11pm

A long read yet after your post above describing "unlocking the SSD" I believe your answers are found at:

http://www.admin-magazine.com/Archive/2014/19/Using-the-ATA-security-features-of-modern-hard-disks-and-SSDs
]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:11:15 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20410&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20410 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3979&PID=20408&title=z170-oc-formula-security-flaw#20408 Author: someguy
Subject: 3979
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 12:56pm

When ATA Security is enabled on an SSD or HDD and you are using a motherboard that supports it, upon startup you will be met by a prompt from BIOS to input a user password to unlock the "locked" drive. With the Asrock motherboards, if you enter the incorrect user password five times a new prompt will show up asking for a master password. If you incorrectly enter the Master password five times you will get a message saying the SSD/HDD is locked.
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