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==disk_sreset==
 
==disk_sreset==
Version 2.09
 
Temporarily reset the size of an ATA disk - '''''LINUX ONLY'''''
 
  
===Usage===
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disk_sreset is a Linux-only tool that can remove a host Protected Area (HPA) from a hard disk. The HPA is  temporarily  removed so that the full disk can be acquired.  When the disk is powered off or reset, then the HPA will exist again.
disk_sreset [-V] hd_device
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===Description===
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* [http://www.sleuthkit.org/sleuthkit/man/disk_sreset.html Automatically Updated man Page]
disk_sreset  works in only Linux and uses ATA commands to query a hard-disk.  If there is a Host Protected Area, then it  temporarily  removes it so that the full disk can be acquired.  When the disk is powered off or reset, then the HPA will exist again.
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===Options===
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5"
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!Switch
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!Effect
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|-
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| -V
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|Display version
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| hd_device
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|The device corresponding to the  hard  disk.  Typically  it  is /dev/hdX.
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|}
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===Example===
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disk_sreset /dev/hdd
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===History===
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disk_sreset first appeared in The Sleuth Kit v2.00.
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It is based on code from http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/setmax.c
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===Limitations===
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disk_sreset works  only in Linux and does not support large disks. It will also not work on ATA disks connected with USB or Firewire.
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===Author===
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Brian Carrier <carrier@sleuthkit.org>
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Revision as of 19:02, 11 September 2008

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disk_sreset

disk_sreset is a Linux-only tool that can remove a host Protected Area (HPA) from a hard disk. The HPA is temporarily removed so that the full disk can be acquired. When the disk is powered off or reset, then the HPA will exist again.