Is there a software emulates a SATA interface on a USB storage device, tricking Windows into recognizing the USB SSD as a SATA SSD.

Sandisk Extreme Portable is locked under bios password - dont know the password or even the computer I did this on. I tried many methods. Found that secure erase will work on AOEMI Partition Assistant if I can make windows see the usb as a sata device.

I do not care about the data. Hate that this thing is locked. Been on the backburner of stuff do fix and was hoping to correct this issue.

  • Okalaydokalay@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Can you try running diskpart in command prompt to delete the partitions and start from new? I did this over the weekend, but I deleted everything and needed to format the drive properly on macOS’ Disk Utility. I’m sure Linux could do the same, I just didn’t go that route.

    • path0l0gy@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      1 year ago

      Problem is no volumes can be created. It’s locked via ata. But it’s portable drive so doesn’t show as ata in bios. So annoying