Kahuna_5400 ST500LM000

[lcoughey]

Model: ST500LM000
PN: 1EJ162-174
SN: W76
FW: LIM2
DOM: 30NOV2016

In this case, I need the exact same FW version, LIM2. I've got dozens of SSHD boards for this model of drive, but none of them will work with the patient ROM.

[fzabkar]

I can see a few LIM1 and LIM2 versions of ST1000LM014 ...

Are you looking for the PCB or firmware? Are you sure your ROM is OK?

[lcoughey]

The SSD cache is toast on the patient board. It is just an odd duckling model where things just don't work like they should when writing the ROM to a donor board. In communicating with peers, it seems that I need a board that already has the same firmware on it, though I'm not convinced that it will work. But, until I try, I can't rule it out.

The 1TB (non-thin) version of the drive might work. Not sure if the LIM1 variant would work too. It would be better to get exactly what I need so that if it doesn't work, I won't be questioning if I need to order a closer match.

The patient ROM looks fine to me.

[fzabkar]

Would you indulge my curiosity by uploading your LIM2 ROM and some other ROM? ISTR there are a couple of ROM segments at the end of the ROM which are modified during normal operation. Perhaps you could clear those segments?

[lcoughey]

Email sent with a few different ROMs.