Hard drives locked by 3ware controllers. Help!

[wiljamin]

I have two 250 gb maxtor maxline plus 2 drivesthat I can not initiate or format for they are locked.
Has anyone been succesfull in unlocking and formating SATA's that have been locked by 3ware controllers?

 

[r_manic]

Can't you try plugging them in directly into your motherboard, rather than the RAID card?

 

[wiljamin]

Tried that,no luck