Anyone have firmware for a Caviar 33100 (WDAC33100-00H)?

[thatdellguy]

Anyone have firmware for an old Caviar 33100 (WDAC33100-00H) or know how to regen the translator? Thanks.

WDAC33100-00H
99-004217-000

Email: support@hddpros.com

[thatdellguy]

PC-3000 ISA doesn't have an option to regen the translator on this unit. Is there a drive that I can use as a temporary host to regen the trans from the p-list? The drives newer than this one have the regen translator option. Am I out of luck? Thanks.

[N.C.]

Hi

I have this working drive:
WDAC33100-32H
1 AUG 97
BHAAJMG

I can send you the SA, if this is good enough for you.

Janos

[Doomer]

Anyone have firmware for an old Caviar 33100 (WDAC33100-00H) or know how to regen the translator? Thanks.

These drives use the same commands as AA series (like WD102AA for example)
I don't get it. How firmware from a different drive would help you to regenerate translator? Which modules are bad?

[N.C.]

I don't get it. How firmware from a different drive would help you to regenerate translator? Which modules are bad?

I think not for regen, but repair.
Sometimes a "sample" mod can help a lot.
Additionally, without the original translator, some type of data can be recovered, like pictures, and so on...

Janos

[thatdellguy]

Sorry, we received two of these drives. One had some minor firmware damage. One has a translator issue. We purchased an identical drive a few days ago and recovered the first one. The second one has damaged copies of mod 20 and 25 (crc errors). First 274k is read but produces SSS afterwards.

[Doomer]

just recalc translator then
You don't need any firmware

[thatdellguy]

Theres no option to recalc the translator.

[N.C.]

Theres no option to recalc the translator.

There is allready suggested, to try to do like WD102AA drive...

[Doomer]

Theres no option to recalc the translator.

You mean you don't have tools to do that.
Why don't you buy the tools
Your problem is not a problem at all

[thatdellguy]

Doomer, I mentioned up above that our pc3k isa doesnt have a translator feature for this drive. Nevermind, I will try something else.

[Creator]

The best solution - Buy PC-3000 UDMA.
How do you work on ancient ISA board?

[N.C.]

The best solution - Buy PC-3000 UDMA.
How do you work on ancient ISA board?

As far as i know, the UDMA not supports this old hdd, or does?

Janos

[Doomer]

HRT should have support for old WD drives

[rameez]

ISA supports this model which version of the utility are you running ?