hallo there im jim i have a western digital hard disk model WD400BB-00JHC0 that his firmware become corrupted i just want to save the data it has,i download its firmware from here but i dont know how to flash it im novice in that stuff so any help will be welcome thanks

Hello,

There is only one simple solution for you:
Send it to someone, who have the tools for the firmware repairing!

A simple update will not solve your problem, this way you only loose your data...

Regards,
Janos

Unlike Cellphones, motherboards, MP3 players, and a host of other consumer electronics, Hard Drives are not quite so simple. First, it's not quite as simple as 'flashing the firmware' when you have a 'firmware corrupted' problem. Second, it requires expensive hardware and software. No freeware, or even bootleg software, is available to do this.

My advice? Send it to a professional. They will have the knowledge and the equipment. In theory you could do this yourself, but the results wouldn't be as certain, and it will likely cost you more in the end, especially if you attach any value whatsoever to your time.

i will like to do it my self i take my changes.please tell me how to do it i dont have money for the experts.

symbios...

Please listen to rchadwick, he is telling you the truth.

You CANNOT "reflash" the firmware on a hard drive with free tools. You need either PC3000 or Salvation tools to do this.

End of story.

Sorry

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how much pc3000 is cost? i search the homepage but i cant find the price or where to buy from

If you're in the US, it's around $10,000.00, not including training. If you want to take your chances and fix your drive yourself, this is the way to go.

im in greece,that way too expensive,its just a simple circuit construction why they selling it so much,i found this page is this ok or fake?
http://www.pc3khrt.com/pc3000.htm

Yes, that one is fake (Bootleg China Pirates promise the world, and then disappear), and it's an old DOS app which is more difficult to figure out. They charge so much because it takes many years of research and reverse engineering to create a product like this. You could also try Salvation Data. Their suite is cheaper, I think in the $2000-$3000 range.

any luck to do it from linux? i just want to save the data i dont care about the drive.

To get the data, the firmware will need to be "fixed" (No guarantee the drive will be trustworthy, just hopefully good enough to get the data). No linux solutions that I know of. If there was a good, cheap solution, I doubt anyone would pay $2000-$10,000. If you want to do it "free", you could create your own PC3000-like utility. It would take a great deal of research, programming skills, some spare WD drives, and a lot of reverse engineering. If you have no money, and have the skills and time, this might be your best bet. Otherwise, I suspect you might be starting to realize you're out of luck.

My heart need to transplant. Is there any solution that I can do it myself?
I dont have money to pay doctor.

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very funny its like asking save us from aliens

Symbios, you never mentioned what the exact symptoms of the failure were. What leads you to believe it's a firmware problem?