Seagate F3 ROM Writing

[ddrecovery]

I see in the manual that ROM writing is not supported by the F3 utility, but there is a drop down menu for it. Anyone know if it supports it now? I get an error message about Boot Code, but not sure if its because my ROM is damaged (as the board was damaged) or if its still not supported.

[hhddrec]

i am not sure about if is poible to write Rom on F3 drives.but you can use extrernal programer for SOIC

[ddrecovery]

Is there an external programmer at a reasonable price you would recommend?

[LarrySabo]

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28867&hilit=Hard+Drive+Rom+Reader%2FWriter

[fzabkar]

I would recommend a programmer that can handle the latest 1.8V devices, especially when doing in-circuit programming. Even if the flash memory can handle higher voltages, other devices on the same rail, such as the SDRAM and MCU, may not.

This programmer looks like it might be a useful tool:
http://www.reveltronics.com/en/products ... rammer-usb

IIRC it costs around US$130.

As for a software tool, I wonder if it would be possible to use SeaFlash to update the ROM. I realise that the F3 ROM contains modular code, in which case a regular firmware update would only target the code sections, but I wonder if it would be possible to modify a regular update to include the adaptive sections as well. I've analysed a few LOD firmware images and ISTM that it might be possible for DIY-ers to achieve this end.

[hhddrec]

HI Spildit and LarrySabo! your tools are Very good tools.

i use ZP20 IC reader/writer http://www.silancode.com.es/ZP20/index_en.htm

is very usefull and works fine, they have checksun for testing your reads and writes.

but your clip to avoid soldering :http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php? f=110&t=85 is very good option in this way soldering not needed, and work is easyest and faster.

[LarrySabo]

hddrec, your link (http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php? f=110&t=85) to mathus is invalid. Here's one to all soic 8 clip posts on the relocated site: http://malthus.mooo.com/search.php?keyw ... 05c1391bee

[hhddrec]

Hi Larry than for correct link
i am sorry

[fzabkar]

hddrec, your link (http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php? f=110&t=85) to mathus is invalid.

I would respectfully suggest that replacing the "malthus.zapto.org" domain name with "www.alexsoft.org" would go some way to "future proofing" the URLs in case the site is taken down again.

http://www.alexsoft.org/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=85

[LarrySabo]

Yup, that's a better way to do it, because it takes one directly to the intended post. Thanks for the suggestion.

[ddrecovery]

Thanks for all the replies. I will probably go for the Reveltronics-IS. Seems the most versatile. Thanks again.

[labtech]

Thanks for all the replies. I will probably go for the Reveltronics-IS. Seems the most versatile. Thanks again.

The manual is on point. Thank goodness.

[loki]

Thanks for all the replies. I will probably go for the Reveltronics-IS. Seems the most versatile. Thanks again.

Hi,

If you do go for that one maybe you could give us a review on it?


Loki

[ddrecovery]

Sure will.