Force run the FW upgrade iso file: How to decode

[longlife]

How Can we decode the ST31500341AS upgarde ISO file to force the bios upgrade. The file in question is Brinks-4D8H-CC1H.iso. Could not attach is as there is some restriction. But the same can be downloaded from

http://blog.salty.uk.com/post/Seagate-H ... grade.aspx

[HaQue]

If this is applicable to your drive, then start by extracting all the files.

1) Install 7-Zip
2) Right click the zipfile ST31500341AS_CC1H.zip and choose 7-Zip/extract to ST31500341AS_CC1H
3) Go into ST31500341AS_CC1H and right-click Brinks-4D8H-CC1H.ISO and choose 7-Zip/extract to Brinks-4D8H-CC1H
4) Go into Brinks-4D8H-CC1H then [BOOT], right-cligh Bootable_1.44M.img and choose 7-Zip/extract to Bootable_1.44M
5) Go into Bootable_1.44M and right-click 15TBCC1H.ZIP and choose 7-Zip/extract to 15TBCC1H
your firmware is the 8hCC1h.lod file

read through all the .txt, .bat files etc and see what the next steps are, and if it applies to your drive.
sometimes there is a reason your disk rejects an update

backing up files should be your first step of course before mucking around with firmware

[fzabkar]

The updater does not check your existing firmware for compatibility, so there is no need to force anything. That said, you must not apply the CCxx update over incompatible firmware.

WARNING: Do NOT use on any drive with SDxx firmware!!!!

You will brick your drive if you do the above. I have witnessed it. Also, do not apply this retail update to OEM firmware, eg Dell, HP, etc.

[longlife]

Oh, Fzabkar,

such a quick response.

Actually i was asking for the command like

c:\> FDL??? -m ????? -f *.lod -s -x -b -v -s 20 command at C prompt
after control-break in case of the above iso.

Would u please download from the above and provide me the command pleaseeeeee.........

Thank you in advance.

[fzabkar]

The flash.bat file has the following lines:

Code:

set exe=fdl457.exe
set model=
set family=Brinks
set firmware=8HCC1H.lod
set options=-s -x -b -v -a 10
set model=ST31500341AS
%exe% -m %family% -f %firmware% -i %model% %options%

The resulting command line is ...

fdl457 -m Brinks -f 8HCC1H.lod -i ST31500341AS -s -x -b -v -a 10

[longlife]

THANKS.....Dear

&& MANY MANY THANKS for the TUTORIAL........

[HaQue]

remember.. backup if you need to first!

[longlife]

Now my story.

I booted from the CC1H CD and cntl+break to c:\>

Give the above command ..................mismatch shown expected ST31500341AS found MT_M13FQBL

Now iI in the command line changed ST31500341AS to MT_M13FQBL

This time the command executed BUT a big but nothing happened......

Following reflections came

Binary download
attempting to read binary file: 8HCC1H
Invalid data
Resetting Device
Model ST_M13FQBL NQNR_BFW FW117F38F
Exit with code 0
c:\>


Now how to write bios.

[Kum Ruzvelt]

You have problem with original FW. You can not fix it with FW update.

[longlife]

So EXPERTS, what is the way out here and actually what is CORRUPTED?