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Keith Lee
WD 1TB Passport for sale?
Apr 13, 2011
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Are you looking to buy one for spare parts? If so, then be aware that these products have hardware encryption in the Initio INIC-1607E USB-SATA bridge IC. Furthermore, if this IC is integrated into the hard drive's PCB, then there will be a further complication, namely that the…
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Are you looking to buy one for spare parts? If so, then be aware that these products have hardware encryption in the Initio INIC-1607E USB-SATA bridge IC. Furthermore, if this IC is integrated into the hard drive's PCB, then there will be a further complication, namely that the 8-pin serial flash memory at location U12 stores unique, drive specific, "adaptive" information which needs to be transferred to the donor PCB.
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