"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message news:45c4b406$0$9009$4c368faf@roadrunner.com
> Re: "The other half of the hash (to decode) was back in the original
> laptop. Preventing someone from getting at it, especially by stealing
> the drive, is just what that security is for; i.e., unless the drive is
> in the original laptop that hashed up the drive's contents AND you know
> the password, you will never get at the decoded contents of the drive."

> I don't think that's correct.

It isn't. He's obviously one of those rocket scientists.

> This isn't windows, this is an IDE password. The implementation of that
> is supposed to prevent access, on ANY computer, without the password.
> But as far as I know, it is NOT supposed to tie the drive to the computer
> ... the correct password should work on any computer.
> Otherwise, as has happened here, if the computer motherboard dies,
> then the drive is lost, and that is beyond secure, it is "data endangering".

> And I don't think that's how it works.

It doesn't.

>
>
> Vanguard wrote:
> > groupware@rocketmail.com> wrote in message news:1170496986.767710.158150@a34g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > My laptop has died and I have taken out the hard drive and connected
> > > it to a USB connector.
> > >

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