LITEON IPREP CK3 DUMP PROBLEM

[AssFat]

hey guys,

i tried to dump my liteon drive last night like 50 times to no avail. i used
cofree's "Iprep v8 8 lite-on flash with CK3 and probe" video on youtube. here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lr_rIvYPpE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. it is a very well done vid. the problem
may be that our serial com ports are different or maybe my bios needs to be flashed.
my com port is build into my mobo. the pc is a gateway 5622 gt :
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/gatewa ... 16553.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

also my sata controller has many options such as: raid scsi, intell, primary, secondary, ide,
etc. but no "VIA" like in the video. i tried all of them multiple times.
and im guessing my com port is "COM1". i tried "COM2" as well a few times. how
do i know wich one it is? i only see one in the back of the pc unless the printer
port or something else is considered one too.

near the end of my trials i installed the CK3 driver pack
"Win95_98_2000_XP_Installer". tried about 10 more times making a new bootable flash
drive every time. maybe i need drivers for my COM port?

i scratched around the 707 hole a bit to get a better connection. just the rim
though. is the contact made on the surface of the hole, just the rim, or down in the
hole?

i think i tried every combo of the COM ports and sata controllers. the closest i got
was where you type "y" and then it tries to read and that combo was secondary ide and com 1. then i think it says "drive key
invalid". i get a lot of "can't get inquiry data" also.

im using something similar to this as a probe:
http://www.kipper2k.com/images/spear.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
i know it looks janky but many have said it works fine:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/lofiversio ... 69364.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

i was using the blue light mode on the ck3.
i put my xbox back together b4 i sent this just to see if maybe i had done damage to the drive. it isnt harmed.

AF

[lilrevuk]

In regards to your sata, I would go with primary. most of the time you'll do your dumping/flashing on the primary port for any chipset... What does your sata port show up as with it set to this?? Mine show up as Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller, which shows that sata is in legacy mode, which is what you want...

You almost definitely want COM1 for your serial. All the people I know who use serial use COM1...

Make sure you are going through the tutorial exactly. It can be something simple sometimes that throws you completely off. If you still can't get it I would recommend going for a VIA6421l/a card. Flashing from motherboards is hit and miss at best, I know nforce works pretty well, but I can't vouch for any other.

[Shootsteel]

You could always give Jungle Flasher a go as an alternative.

[AssFat]

In regards to your sata, I would go with primary. most of the time you'll do your dumping/flashing on the primary port for any chipset... What does your sata port show up as with it set to this?? Mine show up as Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller, which shows that sata is in legacy mode, which is what you want...

You almost definitely want COM1 for your serial. All the people I know who use serial use COM1...

Make sure you are going through the tutorial exactly. It can be something simple sometimes that throws you completely off. If you still can't get it I would recommend going for a VIA6421l/a card. Flashing from motherboards is hit and miss at best, I know nforce works pretty well, but I can't vouch for any other.

yeah, when i used the "Primary IDE Channel" in the IDE Based drop-down window. i got to the "(y/n)" question in "Primary IDE Channel" mode and com1. i dont know exactly what u mean by, "What does your sata port show up as with it set to this??".
and i watched cofree's vid like 100 times and many others and plenty of reading too. im sure i followed exactly except the couple things i mentioned in my first post.
thanx for the input.
af

[AssFat]

You could always give Jungle Flasher a go as an alternative.

i will if i cant get this straight soon. its just i spent a buncha time researching iPrep. i will start looking into jungleflasher next.
later
af

[Shootsteel]

If you run into any snags along the way post up...

[Shootsteel]

Did you get it done?

[lilrevuk]

yeah, when i used the "Primary IDE Channel" in the IDE Based drop-down window. i got to the "(y/n)" question in "Primary IDE Channel" mode and com1. i dont know exactly what u mean by, "What does your sata port show up as with it set to this??".
af

Your onboard sata ports behave diferently, depending on which setting you use in your BIOS...

For example, when I set my BIOS to use AHCI mode for SATA, my ports show up as nForce SATA controllers. Yet when I set sata mode to SATA (legacy), they show up as Dual Standard Channel PCI IDE Controller. This is what they show up as in Device Manager with the different settings... I will get you a couple of snapshots of my device manager to show you difference.

I would say if you haven't got a good dump by now, then your sata isn't suitable for flashing, and would definitely recommend buying a VIA card. Maybe you can try it on a different PC, but the VIA card pretty much works on every PC without changing any settings.

[AssFat]

Did you get it done?

not yet. its annoying cuz i put together a house pc for the kitchen an i got a few roommates. and thats the one with the com port. i dont wanna be messin with my drive with drunks bumpin me and askin questions. you know. ill def post when and if i figure it out. im thinkin this mornin that i may have had it plugged into the wrong sata port. we see. funny cuz i think i saw a post here that says the same thing.

[AssFat]

yeah, when i used the "Primary IDE Channel" in the IDE Based drop-down window. i got to the "(y/n)" question in "Primary IDE Channel" mode and com1. i dont know exactly what u mean by, "What does your sata port show up as with it set to this??".
af

Your onboard sata ports behave differently, depending on which setting you use in your BIOS...

For example, when I set my BIOS to use AHCI mode for SATA, my ports show up as nForce SATA controllers. Yet when I set sata mode to SATA (legacy), they show up as Dual Standard Channel PCI IDE Controller. This is what they show up as in Device Manager with the different settings... I will get you a couple of snapshots of my device manager to show you difference.

I would say if you haven't got a good dump by now, then your sata isn't suitable for flashing, and would definitely recommend buying a VIA card. Maybe you can try it on a different PC, but the VIA card pretty much works on every PC without changing any settings.

ill def try messin with the sata ports. i had an epiphany about the sata ports in my sleep and here is ur post hahaha. i prolly have to wait till my roommates goto work on mon. lame cuz i been waiting for this ck3 card for 2 weeks and cant tweak out on it like i should. ha. tmrw for sure ill have another go and if the crap dont work ill order a frickin via card. what the hell.

thanx alot guys. you rule for helping. oh, and that would be killer if you posted them pix of ur bios and dev manager. (:
AF

[lilrevuk]

Unfortunately atm, I can't seem to boot with AHCI enabled (outside of Safe Mode anyway), so I can't get you a snapshot of Dev. Man., but here's the rest of it...




That's shows I'm in SATA (IDE) mode...



That's how my SATA ports show up in this mode...

And like this... BSOD at the moment, but I should be able to sort that... Basically it replaces one of the PCI IDE Controllers with NForce Serial ATA Controller (in Device Manager)

From doing some reading this morning regarding the problem I am having, you won't be able to get any Optical drive to work on any sata port set to use AHCI anyway (unless the port is specifically set to work in IDE)

[AssFat]

finally. god damn. i went into legacy like you said. didnt work. tried tons of combinations. nothing worked. so i felt id start from serious scratch. unplugged the pc, removed the mobo battery for 10 minutes to reset the bios and made sure i set it to default. went back into legacy mode for the sata ports. the bios said "sata primary, pata secondary". i dont get it. the bios on that pc dont really get touched. who knows. it worked. still aint flashed it. im sure itll go fine now that the drive is recognized. thanx alot guys.
later