Hi
Please can anyone help me?
I am trying to change the model number and serial number reported by a WD 10EURX HDD to match those from a Seagate Pipeline drive; this is inorder to be able to replace the failing Seagate drive with the WD one (both are the same capacity) in my PVR which complains if I just put the WD HDD in after DDing it from the Seagate one.
I have a copy of WDMarvel2.3 with which I have successfully changed the serial number but seem to be unable to change the model number. I suspect that the model number is stored somewhere in ROM as well as in the SA area of the HDD.
After attempting to change both numbers in WDMarvel 2.3 hitting “Autodetect” produces the original Model number in the drive entry box although if I go to “Heads” and “Change Model Number” the population entry box does come filled with the new Model Number.
Using Marvel demo 3.0.0:
Tab – “Heads” then change Model and Change serial
In the Drive box after “detect” button has been pressed, the change to serial shows but the model still shows the original WD model, however if I go back to “Heads” and “Change Model” the entry box that shows up is filled with the revised Model number I previously entered.
If I then go to the “Ram” tab and “Edit Config in Ram” then there is an entry part way down which is greyed out “Model from Flash” and a tick box also greyed out “Use Model from Flash” alongside a “Model” entry box which is empty. The first line of the “Config Editor” does show the revised Model Number. (There is no “RAM” tab in WDMarvel2.3)
Using WDs data Lifeguard Diagnostics (DLGDIAG) shows the model number as the original number but does show the changed serial number.
Can anyone please help me where I am going wrong?
Would a full version of WDmarvel3.0.0 fix the problem? I assume the greyed out “Model from Flash” would work but does this option change what WDMarvel is using to find the model number or does it change what the HDD reports to the outside world?
I am connecting the WD HDD direct to a SATA connector on my motherboard.
Dawn
Statistics: Posted by Dawna — Yesterday, 12:37