Comments on: More on the new Intel 320 SSD https://dfarq.homeip.net/more-on-the-new-intel-320-ssd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-on-the-new-intel-320-ssd David L. Farquhar, computer security professional, train hobbyist, and landlord Wed, 25 May 2011 00:56:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave Farquhar https://dfarq.homeip.net/more-on-the-new-intel-320-ssd/#comment-6836 Wed, 25 May 2011 00:56:33 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=3407#comment-6836 In reply to ITPython.

Please do. Your experiments will help me and countless others.

]]> By: ITPython https://dfarq.homeip.net/more-on-the-new-intel-320-ssd/#comment-6833 Tue, 24 May 2011 02:51:23 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=3407#comment-6833 Appreciate the reply Dave, I got my drive today and will be installing it tonight. I will do some tests to see if a regular BIOS PW locks the drive as a ATA PW would. I do have some options in my BIOS that mention locking the drive in the description, not sure if it’s the same thing though. See below:

HDD Security Freeze Lock (Disabled)
If this item is enabled, it prevents any external application from locking hard drive except for BIOS.

I also have the option to make the BIOS PW required on boot, so perhaps it will serve as an ATA PW as well. Who knows for sure, but I will try my best to figure this out. If I come across any solid details from my experiments I will post them here for kicks.

]]> By: Dave Farquhar https://dfarq.homeip.net/more-on-the-new-intel-320-ssd/#comment-6832 Mon, 23 May 2011 23:14:33 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=3407#comment-6832 ITPython, I wish I knew the answer to that definitively. I have read claims that setting a regular BIOS password does the job, but have no way to test it myself, so I don’t know.

Most laptop computers I’ve seen have a specific BIOS option to set the ATA password, but most desktops don’t.

Maybe now that Intel is interested in selling SSDs for desktop use, and (hopefully) realizes the interest in AES-128 encryption (it’s a small minority, but judging from the traffic I get and the comments I get, it’s an exceedingly vocal and outspoken one), maybe we’ll start seeing ATA passwords in desktop motherboards.

]]> By: ITPython https://dfarq.homeip.net/more-on-the-new-intel-320-ssd/#comment-6829 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:51:30 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=3407#comment-6829 I have a question, based on your previous entry here (https://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/03/ssds-and-built-in-encryption-and-how-to-enable-it/) I am confused about how I can set the password on my Intel 320 SSD

I checked my BIOS and I do not have any ATA or HDD password settings, just the regular BIOS password (User password and Supervisor password). Reading the replies in the comments makes me think that by enabling my BIOS password this is actually doing the same thing as enabling a ATA password (one are two in the same?). Is this true? I am using a desktop computer by the way.

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