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I flash my sony crx 230E using sony crx 230ED's firmware.Unfortunately,it can't read anything and write anything either after flashing.Accordingly,I tend to reflash back using sony crx 230e's,however,sony crx 230E's firmware utility QYS3 automatically quit with prompt "No matched drive detected!This utility is only for SONY CD-RW CRX230E crive.",and it's no response by using Mtkflash in DOS also.

What can I do? Please help me.

flashed the wrong firmware to the drive, thats why it is dead, Mtkflash in DOS can rescue it, please post what command you have inputted in dos?

"mtkflash 3 w /b QYS1.bin",is that correct?

no that is incorrect

mtkflash 3 w /m QYS1.bin be careful with spaces and remember for this command to use 1.83c of mtkflash

Hi
I try again by your advise that "mtkflash 3 w /m QYS1.bin",when I press enter,the promopt is:
"Port: 170,Master/Slave: a0"
with 5 minutes no responding,I press ESC,and the promopt is:
"status=51,should be 70"
What can I do for this?

Post how you are getting into dos, version of mtkflash and what channel your drive is on

Getting DOS: boot from floppy
Mtkflash version: 1.83c
IDE channel: Secondary Master(3),then set on secondary slave(4),same result.
Thank you

have you the firmware also on the floppy? makes sure it is because usually if its on a NTFS file system it cannot be accessed, only other thing i can suggest is try with another firmware

no,because my harddisk is formatted to fat32,and I'm sure can access mtkflash and *.bin from DOS.

In addition,I have had tried to use mtkwinflash with other firmware e.g. lite-on's QS0C.BIN,QS09.BIN flash it in Windows,not in luck,always occurs err when initial device,with promopt of"ERR: fail to identify the flash type!"

I now just wonder if can I declare its death?

the only time i hace come across this error, flashing another sony firmware fixed this, if you have tryed then its new drive time

You mean I should find a similar drive with 230E,e.g.230A's?

No i mean another 230E firmware, different version from what you have, have you tryed QYS1
http://dhc014.rpc1.org/indexOEM.htm#S

What I just wanna flash back is using QYS1,and ever extract the binary file from QYS3.exe
Could drive be recoveried?

use the bin file of QYS1 from the link i posted and mtkflash in dos, and see what happens

hello,
It seems not effect either.Should I try other alternatives like hot plus or plug?
Thank you very much.

What did you do with your dirve?, I'm trying to flash into 2ys3.bin and have the same error

help

what command line have you used?

I used command line mtkflash 3 w /b /m 2ys3.bin ver 1.83c

"Port: 170,Master/Slave: a0"
with few minutes no responding,I press ESC,and the promopt is:
"status=51,should be 70"


with mtkwinflash used both atapi and ide launch

"err:fail to identify flash type " or something like that


Wtha's wrong?

Wrong command if your flashing mtkflash 3 w /m 2ys3.bin make sure the spaces are right