WD Marvell Boot ROM (COM Port)

[Jared]

Has anyone successfully used this feature? I'm assuming it's similar to the Seagate ROM boot code utility for writing the ROM and possibly could be used to fix bricked PCB's with bad ROM codes. But I can't seem to get it to work ever.

Has anyone figured this feature out yet?

 

[w.simon]

Hello

You should use the maxtor adapter if i remember right, i think pclab can give you more informations about it !

 

[Jared]

I'm not sure I have a Maxtor adapter. I know I use the Samsung one to get terminal access on Passports. But it isn't working on these 2.5" SATA drives. I've just got a stack of old PCB's I'd love to be able to re-use if I could just write a new ROM code to them.

Unless you're referring to that funny Calypso board with the LED on it???

 

[pclab]

Hi

I have recovered one bricked PCB with this utility.
Worked great.
This is the adapter.
https://imageshack.com/f/ey8nrWG3j

 

[Jared]

Cool, never would have thought to try that one. I'm assuming that you just used the grn/blk tail coming off of it to connect to get terminal.

 

[lcoughey]

You could just use jumper wires...connect tx, rx and gnd.

 

[Jared]

You could just use jumper wires...connect tx, rx and gnd.

I did try that, but it didn't seem to work no matter what combination I tried. Perhaps my connection wasn't good when I had it right.

 

[pclab]

Yeah. Connect the wires directly to the drive.

 

[Jono]

Connection scheme.

 

[Jared]

Cool, thanks for the actual picture. Is it the same middle pins for 2.5" models?