How can I get into the engineering tracks of a Fujitsu hard drive? The
range of drives that this is relevant to is the MPG range of hard
drives. I need to be able to flash the E-prom and reset the firmware.
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Request for Question Clarification by
vinods-ga
on
11 Dec 2002 02:33 PST
Hi
Please check out the following:
Fujitsu HDD Flash Utility
(For MPG3xxxAT Models)
"A utility to upgrade model MPG3102AT and MPG3204AT 5400 RPM ATA hard
disk drivers only. This utility checks your system for applicable
drives and will automatically update the firmware with a new version
that can offer improved reliability in some systems. "
[ http://www.fcpa.com/download/hard-drives/ ]
Also available on [ http://www.fujitsu.ca/download/hard_drive.html ]
Fujitsu HDD Flash Utility
[ http://www.fcpa.com/download/download/hard-drives/gen_upgrade101.exe
]
[ http://www.fujitsu.ca/download/hdd/gen_upgrade101.exe ]
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:
Download the "Fujitsu HDD Flash" utility below to your Hard Disk
Drive. When download is complete, execute and follow the on-screen
instructions to create a floppy disk based firmware upgrade utility
(1.44MB Floppy Diskette Required).
Fujitsu Technical Support:
drivetech@fujitsu.ca
1-800-263-8716 (8:30am - 5:00pm EST, M-F)
I hope this helps you flash your hard drive. Do let me know if you
need any more information. If this works for you, I will post it as an
answer.
Warm regards and best wishes for the season,
vinods-ga
PS: Some general info on Fujitsu drives. This URL includes a number of
tests and comparitive results:
Fujitsu HDDs (MPG series) review
[ http://www.digit-life.com/articles/fujitsumpg/ ]
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Clarification of Question by
harryjack-ga
on
11 Dec 2002 03:08 PST
I know all of what you have said. Sorry, I should have been a little
more specific. I am looking for the way into the firmware in the
instance when you dont even have the drive detected. I know that there
is a way of 'flashing' the firmware, but I need to know how to do it
on drives that are not detected.
Regards,
Simon
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Request for Question Clarification by
vinods-ga
on
11 Dec 2002 04:02 PST
Hi,
Could you let me know the details?
1. Hard drive ID - MP????
2. Motherboard bios name & version
Also, could you tell me what exactly do you mean when you say it is
not being detected? Is there a problem in the hard drive? If so, can
you explain?
warm regards
vinods-ga
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Request for Question Clarification by
vinods-ga
on
11 Dec 2002 04:22 PST
Hi,
Please download and run this utility:
UDMA Utility (For MPG Series Hard Disk Drives)
"The UDMA utility is designed to change the status of the Fujitsu's
MPG series hard disk drives to pre-set transfer rates for compatible
operation. Some motherboards can not run the drive properly at the
detected rate of transfer. Users who experience UDMA replies of
intermittently failing upon starting the Operating System should run
either of the UDMA utilities"
[ http://www.fujitsu.ca/download/hdd/ata245.zip ]
If you have a drive that is not being detected due to the BIOS, you
may have to flash the BIOS first. Once this is done, the flashing
firmware on the detected drive is a cakewalk, as you already are
aware.
warm regards
vinods-ga
(PS: I'm glad I dod not post my original reply as an answer!)
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Clarification of Question by
harryjack-ga
on
12 Dec 2002 00:13 PST
vindos,
The motherboard and suchlike is irrelevant. There is a know of problem
on this range of hard drives, (Fujitsu MPG3***AT/AH), it is a
manufacturing fault. We have managed to find three or four people who
can resolve this issue, but we have not yet managed. From a dead
drive, we should be able to resurrect it by flashing the firmware
without it needing powering up.
Simon at 1st Computer Traders Ltd, UK
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Request for Question Clarification by
vinods-ga
on
12 Dec 2002 10:25 PST
Hi,
I searched a lot on the 'net for this, but could not find anything.
maybe some more help from you will assist me in understanding the
problem better. Also, it is my own curiosity and interest in this
matter that makes me determined to find a workable solution!
<<We have managed to find three or four people who can resolve this
issue, but we have not yet managed.>>
Can you point me to them? Are these data recovery companies?
<<From a dead drive, we should be able to resurrect it by flashing the
firmware
without it needing powering up.>>
What do you mean by a dead drive? That does'nt show up on CMOS
autodetect, that does not move at all, spindle, etc., meaning dead
because of what? Just the manufacturing defect?
I envisage some kind of device or method that powers up the drive only
to 'flash' the ROM on the controller, or something similar.
warm regards
vinods-ga
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Clarification of Question by
harryjack-ga
on
16 Dec 2002 02:15 PST
Vindos,
By definition, a dead drive is one that is not detected by the BIOS on
the board. This generally means that the PCB on the drive is dead, or
that their is a problem with the firmware. In this instance, it is the
firmware issue.
Good luck on your quest sir.
Simon
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