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[Gazcoigne]

QUOTE(MnC! @ Oct 13 2006, 01:07 PM)

Ow come on  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grr.gif) ,

Howto: FIX my firmware

1. Detach the DATA cable, wait till windows boots up.
2. Reattach data cable
3. Flash drive

You can do this like forever!  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Sincerely,
               MnC!

speaks some1 who knows fuck all about hitachi drives.

PS what the fuck is a DATA cable?

This post has been edited by Gazcoigne: Oct 13 2006, 10:43 PM

[creepyplaidman]

A SATA cable

[Fready]

Maybe this modchip can help crossed wires bricked hitachi owners.

Chillifix forum

[NookularDeath]

BUMP

waiting for this to be available in the USA....

[pastortom]

QUOTE(anttimonty @ Oct 12 2006, 07:10 AM)

I bet this wont fix your drive if the key is lost... I imagine many people who have lost their drive key will be buying this just to notice that this fix wont work.

whut the fewk you talking about man.. it doesnt use a key.. as simple as that..

peace

[smittykoi]

I really hope this works, as mine were bricked by the 2 wire trick

[Zannar]

QUOTE(pastortom @ Oct 18 2006, 04:24 PM)

whut the fewk you talking about man.. it doesnt use a key.. as simple as that..

peace

He means that whilst this device will un-brick a drive, if the key was lost during the bricking, then all you have done is recovered the drive to a state useless for playing games.

[smittykoi]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) HERE IS THE LINK http://www.hardstore.com/default.asp?cmd=g...idC=623&l=2

[kingpickle]

QUOTE(daghostmon @ Oct 13 2006, 03:36 PM)

You guys keep talking about this $10 sata card maybe someone can send me a link to it.

Newegg jacked up the price a few bucks but this is it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16815124022

[smittykoi]

Installed the chillifix had to change to change 2 SMD resistors ( blue in pic ) for the drive to get in to mode b but still no lens activity / spinup of drive, still dosen't show up in windows, think something else might be blown, any ideas if it might be the the one  in ( red in pic ) and what do i replace this chip with ?
link to pic http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=...ile=hitdoc1.jpg

[cpasjuste]

Hello smittykoi, anynews about your attempt ?
How did you know that you had to change this 2 resistors, with a multimeter ?

[cpasjuste]

Ok so ... this chip seems to be a big bullshit. i'v installed it on my bad flashed hitachi 47dh drive, and it did nothing ... I'v solder it 2 times to be sure of the solder points, its not working at all ...
I would advice to buy a new drive directly instead, unless someone confirm this chips to work.

[NewAgePSX]

I have a chip on the way. The drive I bricked had a disk in it when I was trying to upgrade the firmware. Doh. I hope it fixes it. I will let you all know it it works. My buddy at www.foundmy.com also fixes Fooked up hitachi drives.

[cpasjuste]

Yes, let us know !
Maybe my drive was really broken, but i have an activity of the lens and it was just due to a bug when my friend was flashing it, so i tought the chip would be able to repair this.
Note that my drive wasnt see under the bios anymore so ...
 
For people with a broken drive: is there someone with a drive that is available under the bios ?

[dudeman420]

i read in another post that a bricked hitachi was fixed by using a ide to sata adaptor and a ide dvd drive and then once a drive letter was assigned they swapped the sata to the bricked drive and flashed it
well i was wondering

if that worked then maybe a simpler method would be to get a sata dvd drive like the 49.99 sata lightscribe at the local computer store

has anybody tried swapping after the drive was found and given a letter
the problem with my drive is it froze the pc when flashing so i think its a bad checksum