How do I remove EZ-BIOS from Western Digital Hard Drives?

The Data Lifeguard Tools software can be used to remove the EZ-BIOS
program installed on a Western Digital or non-Western Digital drive.

Following the steps below, if executed properly, is not destructive.
However, Western Digital always recommends that you keep a current backup
of your data. Also make sure you motherboard supports the hard drive
capacity before attempting this process.


Note: The Data Lifeguard Tools software will only run on a Western Digital
hard drive. To remove EZ-BIOS from a non-Western Digital hard drive there
must also be a Western Digital hard drive installed in the system at
he same time. Otherwise Data Lifeguard Tools will not run.


1.Boot to the Data Lifeguard Tools disk. Instructions for downloading and
extracting this software are available by clicking on the link below.


2. At the main menu, select "EZ-Install" by highlighting it and pressing
enter.

3. Data Lifeguard Tools EZ-Install will start to load, bringing you to a
Welcome Screen; press Enter to continue.


4. The License Agreement will now be shown; press Enter to continue.


5. You should now be at the main menu of EZ-Install.

6. At the main menu of EZ-Install, highlight "Advanced Options" and press
Enter.

7. From the Advanced Options menu, highlight "EZ-BIOS Setup" and press
Enter.

Note:A message may appear informing you that EZ-BIOS is needed to control
your drive and offer to install it. Answer "No" if it asks this.

8. A box will appear showing you the drives that you have installed in
your system, highlight the correct drive and press Enter to select it.

9. Once the correct drive is selected, another menu will appear, and an
option labeled "Controlled by EZ-BIOS" will be listed. To the right of
this option it will say "Enabled". Highlight that line and press Enter to
change it to "Disabled".

10. Highlight "Save the changes and exit" and press Enter.

Note: At this point EZ-BIOS is only disabled and has not been completely
uninstalled. Remove the Data Lifeguard Tools disk and reboot into Windows.
The drive should now appear under My Computer and you should be able to
access your files. If so follow the steps below to now Uninstall EZ-BIOS
from your hard drive.

11. Reboot to the Data Lifeguard Tools disk and navigate to the EZ-BIOS
Setup menu by following steps 1-8 you performed earlier.

12. After selecting the correct drive, the option "Uninstall EZ-BIOS" will
now be shown. Highlight this option and press Enter to uninstall.