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ST31000333AS Serial Flash Boot Code checksum failure

January 28th, 2011, 22:55

Anybody got an idea how to get around this one?

Thanks..

Re: ST31000333AS Serial Flash Boot Code checksum failure

August 5th, 2021, 11:03

I got this case a few times...

Once I tried to turn on the HDD, but it wasn´t spinning at all.
The terminal showed "Flash boot code checksum failure!".

I waited for a few minutes and the HDD started to spin again. I was able to save the data one time. The HDD didn´t start anymore later.

And the last time I got this case, I tested with another compatible PCB. The HDD started but not accessed. I put the original PCB back and the HDD accessed only one time.

They are note related but all tests are valid, right? Maybe the ROM was about to die...

I know this post is old, but I hope it can help someone future cases.
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