Norton Disklock removal from 2.5" SCSI HD

[Byrd]

Hi all,

I'm currently restoring a PowerBook 520c, which has a 320MB 2.5" SCSI HD but presents with a startup password request via Norton Disklock (~ 1994 dated driver). Booting from CD it won't even detect the SCSI drive in Apple System Profiler or HD formatting tool. The computer unusually had the floppy drive removed (but working), suggesting this was a rather secure Mac!

Any tips on how to remove the driver/format the drive? There isn't much online apart from formatting the drive in anything but a Mac, being 2.5" though will need adapters which I'd like to avoid.

Norton Disklock

comp.sys.mac.system.narkive.com

Thanks

JB

 

[joshc]

Adapters to hook it up to a Power Mac with a SCSI card and then format it from there would be my bet.

 

[Byrd]

Thanks Josh looks like adapters and plug it into a PC, format to anything and hook it back up. Suppose a 2.5 to 3.5 50 pin SCSI adapter can be useful in the toolbox.

Gotta be said it Disklock seems a pretty secure lockdown for the 90’s! You apparently created a super user boot floppy which let you remove the lock but alas this wasn’t in the disconnected floppy drive.

 

[Andy]

I don't know a lot of details of how Disklock works, but if its just through the driver installed on the SCSI disk, you could possibly replace it with another. I know Silverlining will let you replace the driver without reformatting and probably others will as well. Worth a shot before doing a full reformat.

 

[olePigeon]

Could also try updating the driver via FWB.