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SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 5th, 2007, 6:51
by misioux
Hello,
How can I do for passing the tech commands ?
It's SATA controller of WD RAPTOR WD1500ADFD drive.
I jumped SSC-SEL, PM2 and OPT1 -> After power on drive switched to ready status, but when I want to read ROM I can't change ROM.
I read that short circuit one point with GND and it'll work. (but wich point ?)
Regards
Misioux
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 5th, 2007, 11:19
by Starling
Do you have PC3000 UDMA? Other tools can't work with Raptors.
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 5th, 2007, 13:51
by misioux
Hello,
Yes I have, and I downloaded the last version.
Regards,
Misioux
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 6th, 2007, 16:21
by Starling
Don't know. Never worked with Raptors.
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 6th, 2007, 17:54
by Mikippp
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 6th, 2007, 18:29
by Doomer
Well
this drive is with WDC CPU but to get ROM utility need to use Marvell-based commands BUT it could be the Acelab utility has common error in SCT commands and will not be able to get ROM from drive with WDC CPU
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 7th, 2007, 11:53
by misioux
Hello,
Thanks for your answers.
I want to re-change the head map, because after modifing the first time drive click.
So I want to return native configuration, and I don't know how to do without PC3000 utilities.
How can I do ?
Misioux
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 7th, 2007, 13:55
by Doomer
For safe-mode on SATA WD drives you need to put 3 jumpres close to interface connector not to power connector like on PATA drives
If you was able to re-write ROM the first time you will be able to re-write it in second time with the same utiliy
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 7th, 2007, 14:47
by Mikippp
Hi,
ROM size is 128kB, or more than 128kB...?
In new WDC drives ROM size is 192kB
PC3000 UDMA reads only first 128kB of ROM...
Mikippp
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 7th, 2007, 16:54
by Doomer
ROM size for this drive is 128KB
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 10th, 2007, 6:26
by misioux
Hello,
I jumped board has you said, but when I power ON, busy light green during 2 sec and after light off. I tried to read ROM without success.
The first time I modified ROM, I start drive in Normal mode, Now when I start drive in Normal mode drive click.
I used PC3000 UDMA ver 3.2.1.
Regards,
Misioux
Re: SAFE MODE FOR WD SATA PCBA
Posted: December 10th, 2007, 10:35
by Doomer
misioux wrote:Hello,
I jumped board has you said, but when I power ON, busy light green during 2 sec and after light off.
Yes, it supposed to be like that, it is safe mode
Drive still in ready state but without some LEDs