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KALIMUTHU

Post subject: HDD Firmware update

Posted: February 29th, 2012, 20:19

Joined: March 16th, 2011, 23:42
Posts: 3
Location: INDIA

Hi,
How to update HDD firmware chip.which (programmer) adapter can use?
Thank you

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rameez

Post subject: Re: HDD Firmware update

Posted: March 1st, 2012, 1:53

Joined: June 27th, 2006, 11:33
Posts: 2288
Location: In ur HDD !

Hahahaha

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fzabkar

Post subject: Re: HDD Firmware update

Posted: March 1st, 2012, 4:32

Joined: September 8th, 2009, 18:21
Posts: 16955
Location: Australia

If you are asking how to reprogram the serial flash memory chip that you see on most HDD PCBs, then here is one way:
read-write-serial-flash-wdc-logic-boards-t7192.html

Alternatively, there is PonyProg freeware, but you will need to construct a simple interface circuit:
http://www.lancos.com/prog.html

Be aware that the bulk of the drive's firmware is stored in a hidden System Area on the platters:
newbie-info-from-and-for-newbies-about-firmware-etc-t6562.html

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selftest

Post subject: Re: HDD Firmware update

Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 21:34

Joined: January 3rd, 2012, 0:15
Posts: 66
Location: No country

fzabkar wrote:

Kalimuthu should read carefully, not easy for a beginner who want to update HDD firmware.

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labtech

Post subject: Re: HDD Firmware update

Posted: May 3rd, 2012, 22:17

Joined: August 18th, 2010, 17:35
Posts: 3669
Location: Massachusetts, USA

KALIMUTHU wrote:

Hi,
How to update HDD firmware chip.which (programmer) adapter can use?
Thank you

Why do you want to do this firmware update?

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fzabkar

Post subject: Re: HDD Firmware update

Posted: May 4th, 2012, 3:01

Joined: September 8th, 2009, 18:21
Posts: 16955
Location: Australia

fzabkar wrote:

If you are asking how to reprogram the serial flash memory chip that you see on most HDD PCBs, then here is one way:
read-write-serial-flash-wdc-logic-boards-t7192.html

Here is another way:

http://www.drivestar.biz/adapter-sop8-s ... p-661.html

... plus ...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/24-EEPROM-25- ... 231c06e9ec

... plus something like this, but with 2x4 pins:
http://media5.rsdelivers.cataloguesolut ... 471-01.jpg

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poehere

Post subject: Re: HDD Firmware update

Posted: May 4th, 2012, 3:22

Joined: February 27th, 2009, 3:26
Posts: 1721
Location: French Polynesia Tahiti

HDD are not cell phones. If yuo do this you can destroy your drive. Plus why do you want to do this?

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