QUOTE(ZprivateZ @ Apr 12 2008, 08:15 AM)

Hopefully he has a good backup i'd hate to see yet another person with a expensive paperweight, but if not then chaulk another one up to iprep once again.
You can pretty much verify most things with Firmtool, It'll warn if it doesnt appear right, and displays the drive key.
If a user (read Noob) doesnt check the key and proceeds with flashing, its not FirmTools fault.
Im sure the guides even say to dump the firmware twice to ensure its the same?

? Never used one of the guides so I cant tell you.
I will however agree, iPrep/FirmTool makes it too Newbie Friendly, this then causes issues with the Newbie making mistakes.