| Check | Command / Method | |-------|------------------| | File integrity | unrar t archive.rar | | Firmware format | file firmware.bin | | Version string inside | strings firmware.bin \| grep -i version | | Hardware compatibility | Compare 7f00 to hw_rev register | | Power stability | Use UPS or stable PSU during flash |
For those who have successfully revived "dead" or write-protected drives, the consensus on Tom's Hardware is to use a secondary utility called GetInfo.exe Mpall-f1-7f00-dl07-v503-0a.rar
Assuming dl07 indicates "download version 07", the update procedure might be: | Check | Command / Method | |-------|------------------|