Can I reuse a SSD if I forgot the ATA password?

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I want to use the hardware encryption of my Samsung Evo 850 SSD. I understood that I will have to set an ATA password in the BIOS.

What happens if I forget the password (apart from the data loss)? Is the drive permanently bricked or can I still issue an erase command that will restore it to factory state?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 19 '23 at 20:27

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In this question, I succeeded in resetting an HDD, but only with the drive's user password.

Assuming ATA security works the same on SSDs, the answer to this question seems to be no: The firmware will not work without the password.

edited Dec 19 '23 at 20:27

Giacomo1968

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Can I reuse a SSD if I forgot the ATA password?

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