vinayr6 14 Posted February 23, 2015 Hi guys. Tried updating the flash on my Samsung drive and everything was going well until the power shutoff during the write phase. I know I know, should have use a kit, but I actaully forgot to keep the av cables connected and that's why it shutoff. So anyways, now I can't access the drive at all. I've search hi and low on the Internet and found dosflash, iprep, mtkflash, and other ways to try and recover the dvd drive. I have the key for the drive, I just can't get it to recognize or respond. Every time I connect to windows it just freezes up until I disconnect the sata again. All the guides I see and tutorials for badflash are from several years ago. Is there anything new that I can use or do to recover the drive and write the flash for the MS25 drive to 2.01? Thanks 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swizzy 2084 Posted February 23, 2015 If you can't use it in windows, you have to use DOS (where dosflash and mtkflash comes into play) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinayr6 14 Posted February 23, 2015 I've tried all the dos application (dosflash, mtkflash, iprep, l-o-eras, etc) and nothing seems to connect to it. I follow the instructions for each a and nothing seems to communicate to the drive. When I start my pc it recognizes a bad bios and says press g to continue so I know it's connecting. It's just that the other dos applications are connecting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swizzy 2084 Posted February 23, 2015 When fixing issues it's best NOT to use your console as a power source, and don't have the drive powered on when you start the computer, power it on when you're in DOS... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinayr6 14 Posted February 23, 2015 I've tried that as well and no luck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swizzy 2084 Posted February 23, 2015 The thing about samsungs is that they can be a bit of a pita when you've f*cked up... you could also find a replacement PCB... that'd probably be easier for you... samsungs are easy to replace the PCB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinayr6 14 Posted February 23, 2015 Good idea. Maybe I'll give that a try before replacing the whole drive. Thanks for the advice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinayr6 14 Posted February 27, 2015 Got the new board in yesterday. Installed it, plugged up the drive to the computer and no luck, Ah but wait, I had to switch the port I was using on the SATA card and voila it worked. Back up and running. Great advice Swizzy. No I just have to update the dashboard via USB and game on. Thanks again 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites