Looping status on Benq

[pluto_00]

Hello

First try i did with Iprep + floppy
When i resend the command the drive goes tho the point where the status toggles between 0x51 and 0xD1
I turn the drive off it stays at 0xD1
I turn back on It freezes at 0x80 if i turn off again it starts toggeling again between 0x51 and 0xD1

second try with the eXOBeX Benq Batch Files

Maked the changes to the benread files changed the port in A000 thats the one i need
But same result as above

I tryed with dosflash 16 v1.3 manualy
the command
dosflash R A000 1 A0 1 4 orig.bin 0

But again when i have to shut down and put back the power it goes wrong...

Does anyone have more ideas what 2 try?

Thnx !

[CoFree]

sounds like the sata port and/or the sata card is not right for the benq

[lilrevuk]

I had the exact same problem with an Intel chipset. Worked fine with hitachi, not for Benq though....

Go for the card everybody gets (I use an old 8237 internal via)

[pluto_00]

I had the exact same problem with an Intel chipset. Worked fine with hitachi, not for Benq though....

Go for the card everybody gets (I use an old 8237 internal via)

Yeah indead i flashed a hitachi drive already.

I have intel chipset
motherbord is Asus P5K sata chipset is ICH 9
Intel dual core E 6850

I will order the pci sata card and report back!

Thanks for the quick reply !

Cheers

[Jman 31]

Hitachi is an entirely different animal. You can flash a hitachi without even having a sata chipset. I used a usb to sata converter to do the Hitachi, but I had to get a sata card to do the samsung.

[pluto_00]

I have re-installed my windows xp sp2 But no help.

Status still flashing with D1 if i put power back on it goes to 0x80 again then repeats flashing the 0xD1

I orderd the Via VT 6421 L sata card

So it's waiting till it arrives now.

[lilrevuk]

I would wait for the card as well....

Got to the exact same point (with the same chipset) , tried it for about 4 hours. Hardware is the problem here, not drivers or settings. VIA seems to be the only compatible chipset (though I have heard of some nforce chipsets working) with Benq drives.

lilrevuk

[pluto_00]

Woot !
Sata Via VT 6421 card arrived

Plugged to Pci slot installed drivers ==> reboot pc

Updated Iprep, Maked changes on the Sata, And writed to floppy

Shut down pc , unhooked every drive and HDD
Powerd Pc back on Boot from floppy
Dump worked without any probs !
Flashing worked without any probs!

Succes story !!

Thnx for all the help !

[sadalius]

Good going Pluto_00!! When you have the right equipment, and everything setup proper, it goes smooth as silk!