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Hello gurus,

I have been trying to use a donor PCB for a WD rom restoration by SA, which didn't work. Now I can't even write the original ROM back to it. The pcb will no longer spin any drives. Any solutions?

Techno mode key
Techno mode key:........................ : Techno key error unexpected error: Drive is not ready

ROM:
Flash Dir reading....................... : Module 0B reading error Data request error - Drive is not ready
ROM reading............................. : HDDs ROM reading error Data request error - Drive is not ready

Firmware version........................ : Module 0B reading error Data request error - Drive is not ready

HDD Readiness timeout (10000 ms)
HDDs RAM reading error - Drive is not ready
HDDs RAM reading error - Drive is not ready

Write ROM
Techno mode key......................... : Techno key error unexpected error: Drive is not ready

What model?

PC3k UDMA or PCI ?
88i6745 MCU / ROYL family?

PCB is dead now. It's not coming ready anymore

a little funny note:
Read Only Memory

Sounds like your ROM is corrupted..

yes, you have wrote in one corrupted rom content, and your drive no longer function even for rom recording.

UDMA pinnacle...

Its a shame thats its unrepairable. I'll RMA it

It is probably repairable by patching the pcb with external flash memory preloaded with correct ROM image...
I also have one that failed writing and now it is bricked. I will try to patch once i have time

pepe wrote:It is probably repairable by patching the pcb with external flash memory preloaded with correct ROM image...
I also have one that failed writing and now it is bricked. I will try to patch once i have time

On maxtor DM9 works, but in WD....
I am doubt about it.

WOW, having the exact same issue