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Hdd wd5000avcs green can't initialize/format seems set to readonly?

Hi Guys i have a problem hdd its viewable in windows disk management but shows
unknown not initialised , if i try to initialise shows CRC check error
have also used diskpart " attributes disk clear readonly" trick no success
also various disk hardware tests report disk 100% ok no errors etc
but reports security enabled,’ yes’,security locked ‘yes’
also tried zu dos unlocker
how do i gain access? anyone any ideas, interesting one i think?
Mel

Hi melrose,

Maybe you should try contacting WD’s Technical Support about this.

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