That is exactly what this would be for (secure private data). Unless it operated at the BIOS level, reinstalling the OS, and trashing the card should restore it to full functionality. Although I am not sure how they would handle if the drive was just removed, and the data read from another PC. Encryption of files?
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That is exactly what this would be for (secure private data). Unless it operated at the BIOS level, reinstalling the OS, and trashing the card should restore it to full functionality. Although I am not sure how they would handle if the drive was just removed, and the data read from another PC. Encryption of files?