hdparm is a command line utility for the Linux and Windows operating systems to set and view SATA and IDE hard disk hardware parameters.

It is a powerful tool and can make data on its disk inaccessible if certain parameters are misused. It is intended for the advanced user only. Fortunately it can help us unlock an XBOX HDD and also view its security status.

There are three main commands that you will need. Copy and paste (if necessary) after the command description and paste the command into a console in Slax. If you locked your HDD using the linux tools the Master Password is 'XBOXSCENE' (without the quotes). If you locked it with ConfigMagic the Master password is set to 'TEAMASSEMBLY' (without the quotes) - substitute as necessary.

SECURITY STATUS: hdsecinfo /dev/hda

UNLOCK: hdparm --user-master m --security-unlock XBOXSCENE /dev/hda

DISABLE UNLOCKING: hdparm --user-master m --security-disable XBOXSCENE /dev/hda

more info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdparm
