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 Post subject: 192KB to 256KB ROM Conversion
PostPosted: June 12th, 2012, 13:24 
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I have a case WD5000AAKS (NO SPIN), With donor PCB (Rev A) Spins But with PATIENT ROM doesn't SPIN, assuming ROM Corruption.
Now after taking back ROM to donor and patient, drive doesn't spin with any PCB, ordered more 2 PCBS, 771640 (Rev P1), now no spin with any one of them it in STATUS its "PCB" instead of Ready/error/busy.

PATIENT PCB: 771640 REV. P1
1st DONOR PCB: 771640 REV. P1 (but it's not working anymore)
2nd & 3rd PCB: 771640 REV. A (STATUS is "PCB")

I'm thinking for re-write ROM from DONOR (it's 192KB), but I need the file as 256KB as converted to write by External programmer.

Do you have idea how to convert the file 192KB to 256KB?

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 Post subject: Re: 192KB to 256KB ROM Conversion
PostPosted: June 12th, 2012, 14:00 
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shahij wrote:
I have a case WD5000AAKS (NO SPIN), With donor PCB (Rev A) Spins But with PATIENT ROM doesn't SPIN, assuming ROM Corruption.
Now after taking back ROM to donor and patient, drive doesn't spin with any PCB, ordered more 2 PCBS, 771640 (Rev P1), now no spin with any one of them it in STATUS its "PCB" instead of Ready/error/busy.

PATIENT PCB: 771640 REV. P1
1st DONOR PCB: 771640 REV. P1 (but it's not working anymore)
2nd & 3rd PCB: 771640 REV. A (STATUS is "PCB")

I'm thinking for re-write ROM from DONOR (it's 192KB), but I need the file as 256KB as converted to write by External programmer.

Do you have idea how to convert the file 192KB to 256KB?


Sorry for this, but i really don`t know what are you thinking about really, or HOW/WHY did you get this idea?
your issue is far FaaaaaaaaR away from what you are doing here.

good luck

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 Post subject: Re: 192KB to 256KB ROM Conversion
PostPosted: June 12th, 2012, 16:42 
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shahij wrote:

I'm thinking for re-write ROM from DONOR (it's 192KB), but I need the file as 256KB as converted to write by External programmer.

Do you have idea how to convert the file 192KB to 256KB?


Have not tried this, but it has been suggested to think of a padding with 00s method.

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 Post subject: Re: 192KB to 256KB ROM Conversion
PostPosted: June 12th, 2012, 19:27 
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labtech wrote:
shahij wrote:

I'm thinking for re-write ROM from DONOR (it's 192KB), but I need the file as 256KB as converted to write by External programmer.

Do you have idea how to convert the file 192KB to 256KB?


Have not tried this, but it has been suggested to think of a padding with 00s method.


thx, Will do an analysis as suggested.

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shahij wrote:
I have a case WD5000AAKS (NO SPIN), With donor PCB (Rev A) Spins But with PATIENT ROM doesn't SPIN, assuming ROM Corruption.
Now after taking back ROM to donor and patient, drive doesn't spin with any PCB, ordered more 2 PCBS, 771640 (Rev P1), now no spin with any one of them it in STATUS its "PCB" instead of Ready/error/busy.

PATIENT PCB: 771640 REV. P1
1st DONOR PCB: 771640 REV. P1 (but it's not working anymore)
2nd & 3rd PCB: 771640 REV. A (STATUS is "PCB")

I'm thinking for re-write ROM from DONOR (it's 192KB), but I need the file as 256KB as converted to write by External programmer.

Do you have idea how to convert the file 192KB to 256KB?


Sorry for this, but i really don`t know what are you thinking about really, or HOW/WHY did you get this idea?
your issue is far FaaaaaaaaR away from what you are doing here.

good luck


if u r going for an hints for ROM regeneration from SA, I will consider it when I get another DONOR PCB.
If something else, you can give hint me.

Also, I wrote ROM to the 1st DONOR PCB, but after writing, SPINNING STOPPED by the donor.
That's why I am thinking for re-writing by external writer ...

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 Post subject: Re: 192KB to 256KB ROM Conversion
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the key inside WINHEX

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 Post subject: Re: 192KB to 256KB ROM Conversion
PostPosted: June 13th, 2012, 11:41 
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einstein9 wrote:
the key inside WINHEX

good luck



compared.... and done... thx....
will check it by writing now...

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