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Attempt limit for SECURITY UNLOCK command

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Travelstar 5K160 (PATA) Hard Disk Drive Specification Figure 31 Password Lost 12.8.5.5 Attempt limit for SECURITY UNLOCK command The SECURITY UNLOCK command has an attempt limit. The purpose of this attempt limit is to prevent that someone attempts to unlock the drive by using various passwords many times. The device counts the password mismatch. If the password does not match, the device counts it up without distinguishing the Master password and the User password. If the count reaches 5, EXPIRE bit(bit 4) of Word 128 in Identify Device information is set, and then SECURITY ERASE UNIT command and SECURITY UNLOCK command are aborted until a hard reset or a power off. The count and EXPIRE bit are cleared after a power on reset or a hard reset. 74/188

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Figure 31 Password Lost
12.8.5.5
Attempt limit for SECURITY UNLOCK command
The SECURITY UNLOCK command has an attempt limit. The purpose of this attempt limit is to prevent that
someone attempts to unlock the drive by using various passwords many times.
The device counts the password mismatch. If the password does not match, the device counts it up without
distinguishing the Master password and the User password. If the count reaches 5, EXPIRE bit(bit 4) of Word 128
in Identify Device information is set, and then SECURITY ERASE UNIT command and SECURITY UNLOCK
command are aborted until a hard reset or a power off. The count and EXPIRE bit are cleared after a power on reset
or a hard reset.