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Re: Seagate F3 ROM Rebuild

May 13th, 2016, 18:03

Preamp is fine. It's something else.

Re: Seagate F3 ROM Rebuild

May 13th, 2016, 18:08

We shall see, based on guesswork.

Re: Seagate F3 ROM Rebuild

May 14th, 2016, 9:11

Hi
Read the rom by boot code mode, and write it by boot code mode again.

it will solve the problem

Boot 0x40M
Spin Up
TCC-001F[0x00026F7C][0x000270B7][0x000270B7]ZZZZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMddddddW
PreampFaultStatus = 0000YW
PreampFaultStatus = 0000YWMMMMMM

Re: Seagate F3 ROM Rebuild

May 15th, 2016, 14:08

waqas_ali766 wrote:Hi
Read the rom by boot code mode, and write it by boot code mode again.

it will solve the problem

Boot 0x40M
Spin Up
TCC-001F[0x00026F7C][0x000270B7][0x000270B7]ZZZZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMddddddW
PreampFaultStatus = 0000YW
PreampFaultStatus = 0000YWMMMMMM

Sorry but this didn't work, we still get the same error message. Out of interest why would this make a difference? Is it do do with the checksum? or reading/writing part 1 of the ROM vs. part 2?

Re: Seagate F3 ROM Rebuild

May 16th, 2016, 8:29

Have you checked contents inside the ROM by external programmer or reader ? as i see , the client tried to remove but he did not remove ROM . soldering looking nice as factory assembled . maybe he is expert in soldering like Fzabkar... but if he was expert like fzabkar then he was never damaged ROM :) ... whenever you fix it ,please let me know also .I am interested in this kind of research . have a good day
Last edited by mad4hdd on May 16th, 2016, 8:38, edited 1 time in total.

Re: Seagate F3 ROM Rebuild

May 16th, 2016, 8:36

F3T ROM regeneration is a big problem...There should be something for juniors to learn In F3T . so i request expert Drs to explain and share with new ones ,if they found any solution .
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