my WD800BB-22DKA0 became WD800LB, plz help recover.

[mkc_vx]

out of a sudden my hard drive changed from WD800BB-22DKA0 (80GB) to WD800LB (8GB). and its firmware version is now 77.07W.

please help me recover it to its original state.

and please tell me is this the doing of a hacker/skiddy and if so how did he change the firmware?

thanks in advance.

[rameez]

What tools u have this is a job for pc3000

[mkc_vx]

I'm afraid I dont understand you well, Rameez.

do you mean I need PC-3000?

but how did the firmware change in the first place?

there must be a firmware update tool for WD.

i found firmware file on this forum for my drive in WD section:

WD800BB-00DKA0 77.07W77.rar

but how do I update it?

[rameez]

i already told u that u cannot write the firmware without pc3000 .

that firmware file needs the pc3000 to write on the drive if u dont work professionally then buy a new drive bcz pc3000 i going to cost u alot ..


hope that helps !!

[mkc_vx]

ok thanx rameez.

I cant believe that there is no update tool for WD HDD firmware!

there must be one some where.

anyone got any FW updater tool?

the funny thing is the drive came back to being _WD800BB-22DKA0 I dunno how though, some pix:




is everything normal in the pictures gurus?

[BGman]

Your hard drive has changed its name because the service area is damaged and some information stored there cannot be read. For this reason the drive report the default name stored in a Flash chip on the PCB.

[rameez]

Or may be some modules are damaged ...

But to solve that u need pc3000 no other tool can do that

[mkc_vx]

BGman so what happens in such a case?

I mean how to resolve the issue?

[darkfroce1]

{
set hddfirmware error solution = pc3000;
if error in module;
goto purchase pc3000;
else;
goto recovery center for recovery;
if nodata needed";
goto donate hard disk;
end
}

DF

[valy1965]

FIRST you must change ide cable because too many errors .
Regards

[ArturGierej]

Just like friends said You need specialized hardware to change Your firmware.
PC3000 is good but very very expensive.
Cheaper one is Salvation Data HDDoctor for WD (490$)

There is one available firmware upgrading utility for WD drives but it WILL NOT work in your case, because Your drive name has changed (it works only when drive is properly recognized by BIOS, and You just want to upgrade firmware of valid drive to newer version).