via vt6412a serial ata card

[bsammy]

ok guys, let me preface this, im a noob. i have a lite on v 74. that was flashed for me. since then,my connect has moved to the west coast, i live in new england, so im left to try this on my own. ive purchased ck3 pro w/ probe, vt6412a card,and trying w/ iprep 10.7. everything goes good till iput the probe @ the r707. when i hit enter it says ERROR cant find fware, etc. "check connections and try again" oh yea im using the 9 pin r232 cord also w/ conn kit. but i wonder if ive installed the vt6421a card correctly. it didnt come w/ install mannual, i thought it was "plug and play" . when i open iprep its there, so im confused; any help would be greatly appreciated.[img]

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[commando_lee]

do you have the correct com port selected in iprep?? also your best putting the drive on the primary port

[dalecheesy]

No mate you've plugged the motherboard sata lead into the primary port on the pci card. The port you've plugged the sata lead into the card is the port to connect straight to the liteon (disconnect the lead going to your onboard sata and plug that one into the liteon and just take the other lead attached to the card out as you won't need it). Do not connect the onboard sata to the card at all.

[bsammy]

ok, so i just need the one sata cable into my liteon drive, and the card just plugged into my motherboard? ill give her a try thanx

[djshauny1]

ok, so i just need the one sata cable into my liteon drive, and the card just plugged into my motherboard? ill give her a try thanx

yeah only the 1 sata from your sata card to your drive man

[bsammy]

aw man, so i tried it again, once again when i place the probe and hit enter, iget:


FILE NOT FOUND-INQUIRY.BIN
IDENTIFY.BIN
KEY.BIN
L74DUMMY.BIN



ERROR DRIVE FIRMWARE READING FAILED, DOUBLE CHECK CONNECTIONS AND TRY AGAIN
Is this card compatible w/ vista? ihave vista home basic,thanx again

[dalecheesy]

When you say you've purchased the ck3 pro and probe did you also buy a r232 cable at the same time because iprep will not work with usb? If you didn't you'll have to get a male to female serial cable like this and connect it to your pc's comport and ck3:



Your other option is to use jungleflasher which is caable of using the usb connection.

[bsammy]

yea/ ialso ordered the r232 cable, do you know if this vt6421a card is compatible w/ vista? like i said when i run iprep it shows up, but when i go into device manager i see it, but its got a yellow esclamation, when i click on it it says error 39,
saying not working properly, any thoughts? thanx

[bsammy]

guys, could someone show how to connect all this equipment, i hate to be such a noob, but i keep getting: ERROR DRIVE FIRMWARE FAILED, CHECK CONNECTIONS AND TRY AGAIN. ihave the ck3 pro,r232 cable, vt6421a card and using iprep 10.7.

[commando_lee]

yea/ ialso ordered the r232 cable, do you know if this vt6421a card is compatible w/ vista? like i said when i run iprep it shows up, but when i go into device manager i see it, but its got a yellow esclamation, when i click on it it says error 39,
saying not working properly, any thoughts? thanx

you will need to install the correct drivers for this card. the reason its not working properly is because they are not installed

[commando_lee]

guys, could someone show how to connect all this equipment, i hate to be such a noob, but i keep getting: ERROR DRIVE FIRMWARE FAILED, CHECK CONNECTIONS AND TRY AGAIN. ihave the ck3 pro,r232 cable, vt6421a card and using iprep 10.7.

1) Install the drivers for the card
2) make sure you have the correct com port selected in iprep ie com 1 or com 2.

3) connect the sata cable to where the pic says internal sata port. this is normaly the primary port

4) the serial goes into the ck3 and to the back off the computer.
5) Molex power lead from the computer to the ck3
6) and obvioulsy the sata to the drive and the power cable from ck3 to drive

[dalecheesy]

About half way down this page : http://tekgems.com/Products/la-pci22-vt6421a.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; are drivers which are also compatible with vista. Download them and try again.

[bsammy]

thanx command_lee and dalecheese for the help, ireally apreciate the patience from all of you at r.h.p.g. got home a bit late 2nite from work, but cant wait to try it out asap thanx again

[bsammy]

this is an update for all who helped me w/ my flashing issues, i did it!!! flashed a l74 and a l83 today. thanx again to all you guys for your patience in guiding me thru this process, happy flashing!!--- bsammy----

[dalecheesy]

Nice one bsammy.. Good job mate.