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> Can You Flash Hitachi In Dos?, is there any way??
jo3c00l
post Apr 8 2007, 07:27 PM
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Im trying to flash a hitachi 46. I cant seem to get it to show up in windows, ive tried every method to get mode b but it just freezes windows until i unhook the drive.

So i was wondering if there is a way to flash the hitachi drives in dos??? Doing the samsungs in dos seems pretty easy, so i was hoping there is a similiar way for the hitachi drives.

Thanks for the help.
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post Apr 8 2007, 08:12 PM
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QUOTE(jo3c00l @ Apr 8 2007, 01:34 PM) *

Im trying to flash a hitachi 46. I cant seem to get it to show up in windows, ive tried every method to get mode b but it just freezes windows until i unhook the drive.

So i was wondering if there is a way to flash the hitachi drives in dos??? Doing the samsungs in dos seems pretty easy, so i was hoping there is a similiar way for the hitachi drives.

Thanks for the help.


Try ejecting the drive when windows is freezing.
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post Apr 8 2007, 10:27 PM
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Get an IDE to Sata Convertor, that's what I always use with hlg drives now.
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post Apr 9 2007, 04:36 AM
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QUOTE(Methadon2 @ Apr 8 2007, 12:19 PM) *

Try ejecting the drive when windows is freezing.


Trust me ive tried, ive tried just about everything to get it to work.

Does anybody know if i could flash it using the same method as the samsungs but just using the correct firmware for a hitachi drive????
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post Apr 9 2007, 04:41 AM
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No they are not flashed the same, Not aware of a method in true DOS that will work.

You need to resolve why windows freeze, do not believe you can escape that.

What chipset, OS...when does it freeze...

tried another PC?


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post Apr 10 2007, 02:49 AM
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Ok the chipset im using is via6421a

My operating system is xp

Windows will freeze if i try the hotswap method when i connect the hitachi drive - it stays frozen until i unplug the drive.

If i use the two wire method or slax method for mode b, windows freezes while booting. I eject and close the drive a few times and it boots up. But once windows is loaded the drive is not there. My sata card at this point will have some type of error. It displays ! (exclamation) next to it in the devices page for my system.

I have also tried putting the drive in mode b, booting windows with the drive unplugged, then plugging it in once in windows. This still doesn't work. Windows freezes again if the drive is plugged in but unfreezes once the drive is unplugged.

This leads me to believe its a sata card problem, but the via6421a is supposed to work with the hitachi i thought. I know my card is installed properly because it works in windows and i have also flashed a few samsungs with it.

Thanks for the help trying to get this resolved....
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post Apr 10 2007, 02:55 AM
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-which driver did you install for the card,
-tried both ports,
-tried a different pci slot
-different PC

very unsure at this point on what it is?
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post Apr 11 2007, 02:54 PM
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I either had to power the xbox drive when the windows loading screen came up or used an SIL chipset.
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post Apr 11 2007, 08:06 PM
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same problem here m8 i bought 6421 sata card and it dosent work in windows but i also got onboard sata wich i use for hitachi drive and i use the via card for sammy's in dos
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post Apr 12 2007, 04:03 AM
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buy a usb to sata adapter on ebay for less $15 and the drive will forever be plug and play instead of stuck on windows boot...
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post Apr 12 2007, 07:13 AM
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Here we go again smile.gif

Via 6421 is only good for Samsung MS25-28 and Hitachi78.
For the other Hitachis it very rarely works, but most of the time not.
So.. for them you use another chipset. A SIL3112 ALWAYS works for these hitachis.

Sosotit, could this be put somewhere as (part of) a sticky ? (not that anyone ever reads those.. but hey ;-) ).

QUOTE(jo3c00l @ Apr 10 2007, 03:56 AM) *

Ok the chipset im using is via6421a

My operating system is xp

Windows will freeze if i try the hotswap method when i connect the hitachi drive - it stays frozen until i unplug the drive.

If i use the two wire method or slax method for mode b, windows freezes while booting. I eject and close the drive a few times and it boots up. But once windows is loaded the drive is not there. My sata card at this point will have some type of error. It displays ! (exclamation) next to it in the devices page for my system.

I have also tried putting the drive in mode b, booting windows with the drive unplugged, then plugging it in once in windows. This still doesn't work. Windows freezes again if the drive is plugged in but unfreezes once the drive is unplugged.

This leads me to believe its a sata card problem, but the via6421a is supposed to work with the hitachi i thought. I know my card is installed properly because it works in windows and i have also flashed a few samsungs with it.

Thanks for the help trying to get this resolved....


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