Dell Mentor Media Unlock Guide

When you buy Dell Laptop/Desktop, in most cases you receive Dell USB Flash Drive, which can be used for OS reinstall/repair. Nowadays, when Windows 10 is widespread and most used Operating System (statistics), USB drives as this are useless. Common idea is to format them and use them as your usual USB pendrive for daily usage.

But that's where this little problem comes in. Dell is actively restricting those pendrives for Read-Only access, so when you try to format them, you probably end with error like this:

But this can be solved by LLF (Low-Level Formatting) this drive.

Tool you need to use for this depends on type of your USB Drive

U02-003

PA5080L-Mxxx

U3-8GBSTS

U02-003

Download ALCOR_U2_MP and extract it.
Enter password"usbdev.ru"

Connect your Flash Drive and run AlcorMP.exe

Select "Product" mode.

Click on Button next to info about Flash Drive, and press Start

note: This step will take approximately 2-3 hours!

When LLF finishes, you can exit AlcorMP.

Your Flash Drive should be unlocked and formated.

PA5080L-Mxxx

Download MPALL_F1_7F00 and extract it.

Run MPALL_F1_7F00_DL07_v503_0A.exe and then connect your Flash Drive.

Click Update button

Once program finds your drive, click "Settings" and then "OK"

From "Controller" select "PS2251-07" and from "Host port" select type of port in which your USB drive is plugged.

Check "Do ISP" and "Erase code block" checkboxes

Click "Select" burner file and find BN07V502TAW.BIN in the same folder

Click "Select" firmware file and find FW07V50253TW.BIN in the same folder.

Under "Customize" uncheck "Auto-Detect" and insert VID 0930 and PID 1400

Click "Save"

Click "Start"

After a few sconds LLF finishes, you can exit MPAll.

Your Flash Drive should be unlocked and formated.

U3-8GBSTS

Download SM3267 and extract it.

Download Settings file and put it into same folder as SM3267

Click "Settings" and enter password "320"

Select "U3-8GBSTS.ini" file, you have downloaded

Click "OK" in bottom-right corner.

Press "F5" and after your drive shows up, press "Space"

After a few sconds LLF finishes, you can exit SMI MPT.

Your Flash Drive should be unlocked and formated.