Revert crossflashed drive to original fw

tsam2

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Sep 10, 2016
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Hi.I followed successfully the guide for crossflashing my Teac W524GSB to iHAS524 with iXtreme max.Now i wanna revert it back to original fw(i get slightly better results on kprobe), but i haven't found any guide for that.My guess is like flashing from iXtreme fw directly to original fw,reboot,convert drive,reboot and then restoring EEPROM.Is that right?
 

tsam2

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Sep 10, 2016
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If you head over to http://club.myce.com/f44/ and do a search, you may be able to find the firmware. If not, try making a post - or PM'ing "cvs" on myce. He is our resident OFW archiver....
Well i have done a back up of the original fw with flash utility and EEPROM utility, before flashing.I just wanna know the right procedure.
 

tsam2

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Sep 10, 2016
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Well i got an answer from "CVS" on myce and it was really helpful. "You either use convert drive or flash the original EEPROM back. No need to do both since both operations are aiming to do the same thing. If you choose to use the convert drive method it is always the firmware first and the EEPROM Utility afterwards and it would probably be a good idea to clear the OPC history as well. If you don't choose the convert method, then restore original EEPROM and the original firmware and that should do the trick. The order in this case doesn't really matter (EEPROM first and original fw afterwards). You can do it either way. The order is only important when using the Convert Drive method."

About ticking the boot code: "
Updating the boot code is not strictly necessary, so ticking this box is optional. Some recommend it, because it ensures that you always have a bootcode perfectly matched to the drive model (for what is worth), and as such the drive is as close to the original as possible. I guess that technically speaking updating the bootcode does carry a slightly higher risk than usual if you're unlucky enough for something to go very wrong during the flashing process, like a power cut occurring at the worse possible time during the flashing process, but the risk is rather negligible I would say, so you might as well tick the box. After all, LiteOn drives have proven over time to be very resilient and difficult to kill".
 
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