DFLDFL-Hitachi User Manual By Stanley Morgan Dolphin Data Lab http://www.dolphindatalab.com http://www.wdrepair.com http://www.hddtools.net
[email protected] @dolphindatalab.com -Nov. Nov. 9, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index-DFL-FRP P For HT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.0 Important to read before you use DFL-FRP DFL for Hitachi P2 2-3 FRP for Hitachi Support List P3-4 2.0 DFL-FRP 2.01 Hitachi IBM Families 2.02 Hitachi ARM Families 3.0 Hitachi Firmware re Structure And Features P5-6 3.1 Hitachi Firmware Components P6 3.2 Hitachi HDD Firmware Compatibility P7 3.3 Hitachi Hard Drive Key Data Recovery Modules P7 4.0 How To Diagnose Hitachi Hard Drives And Find Out Failure Reasons P7-8 4.1 Hitachi Hard Drive Repair Steps With DFL-FRP FRP For Hitachi P8-9 4.2 Hitachi Password Removal And PCB Mode P9-10 Password Removal Video Download P9 4.3 How To Enter PCB Mode/Safe Mode P10-12 1 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] sales@d 5.0 Starting To use FRP-HT FRP Program (Clear Steps) P12-16 Load Res. From File Load Res. From HDD Check Tech Key mware Operations and Functions P16-23 6.0 Firmware Video Instruction Download Module List Window Defect Logs Window Hex Window Menu-Program (F) Menu-General General Functions Common Repair(Sector access interruption Fix) Warning menu-Format Format Menu-FW FW Operations Menu-Defects Defects Manager Menu-Window (W) 7.0 Troubleshooting For DFL-FRP DFL For HT P24-26 7.1 The application has failed to start because its side-by-side side configuration is incorrect. 7.2 The program fail to start/open. 7.3 How w To Select Compatible PCB 7.4 How To Select Compatible Heads --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 Important to read before you use DFL-FRP DFL for Hitachi 1, Supported and recommended OS: windows 7 32bit, 64bit os; 2, Download Hitachi Installation video here: http://www.dolphindatalab.com/pdf http://www.dolphindatalab.com/pdf-datarecovery/DFL-Hitachi-Installation.zip Installation.zip 2 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] sales@d com/open?id=0B wIoDGqvTA5bXpzeFhYVUc1Zzg&au https://drive. the Hitachi families families and other ID info. click the “About DFLHT” under “Help Help” of the top menu bar and users find the current version being used.com/open?id=0B-wIoDGqvTA5bXpzeFhYV thuser=0 DFL FRP for Hitachi program.0 DFL-FRP DFL-FRP FRP for Hitachi supports Hitachi-IBM Hitachi IBM series and the newer ARM series.google. Make sure you are using the latest version of DFL-FRP after users enter the program.com sales@d .com/104911854 and download the driver signing program here: https://drive.google. For Windows 7 64bit Installation. are automatically detected. when users enter the program. 4. watch the video here: https://vimeo. FRP for Hitachi Support List 2. 3 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected]. 01 Hitachi IBM Families include the following: 2.02 Hitachi ARM Families include the following: 4 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] sales@d . the hdd won’t won t read the factory copy but users can use Hitachi program to read the modules of factory copy and write to the copy 0 and copy 1 to fix the firmware failure. users can find the donor modules from the same family.com sales@d . For ARM series. Except the key modules. the hdd will read the copy 1 automatically. Copy 0 and factory copy locate on primary primar head while copy 1 locates on secondary head. copy 0 and copy 1. the three copies locate on the same head. If copy 0 is damaged. power For drive with two heads or more. Copy 0. the firmware has three firmware copies...0 Hitachi Firmware Structure And Features For Hitachi IBM series. if both copies are damaged. which decides which one is to boot at power-up. There is a flag recorded on NVRAM.3.. 5 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. Copy 1 and Factory Copy. Factory copy locates on different area from Copy 0 and Copy 1 within the service area. While for drive with one head only. the firmware has two copies. it contains head/platter adaptive. It usually locates at U6 (2. SA address and adaptive parameters of data area are critical for each HDD.5’’) or U5 (3.com sales@d .5’’). Old drives produced before ATDA and ATCS have no NVRAM chip. It contains important adaptive parameters. Among all these data. head map. NV-RAM must be original for data recovery. NV-RAM RAM is unique to Hitachi HDD. each SA top is unique and therefore. Not all drive families have NVRAM chip. SA top info. Size of NV-RAM RAM chip varies from 256 bytes to 2048 bytes depending on different families. rom overlay modules’ checksum statistics.1 Hitachi Firmware Components Hitachi hdd firmware contains three parts: ROM NV-RAM(NV-Ram m chip) and SA modules on the platter. instead. SA address. Some new models don’t have NV-RAM chip either. 6 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. HDD NVRAM (Non-volatile volatile random access memory) is actually a flash ROM chip with serial access (SOIC8) on PCB (Printed Circuit Board). (Stored in ROM chip).--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. an external Flash ROM chip is used. such as firmware boot flag. and adaptive parameters parameters of data area etc. com sales@d .0 How To Diagnose Hitachi Hard Drives And Find Out Failure Reasons 1. find out if the head is clicking. which can be used to identify id compatible firmware modules.2 Hitachi HDD Firmware Firmw Compatibility Usually users can find the donor of the same model and capacity and more accurate is to check the firmware version code/NV-RAM code/NV version code.3. ROM. PDM2 are copies. CNSL/MLBA: Containing hdd logical configuration info. Power up the drive. PCB or Motor damage. RAM. it can be failure of NV-RAM. must be original. ZONE: Zone allocation table.. If the motor spins up. 3. RDM1 and RDM2 are copies SRVM: Cylinder defect and servo adaptive data table. 2. 7 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] Hitachi Hard Drive Key Data Recovery Modules list/Translator module. PSHT: P-list/Translator RDMT: G-list module. if the motor sleeps. Other Important Modules: SECI/ICES/PSWD: Password modules 4. There here is a version marker recorded in modules like RESF/RAM0/OVR1 etc. original PDM1. If the head is clicking. let’s let s talk about firmware damage. busy this can be NVRAM or firmware module damage or other physical component damage. users can enter the program prog to check modules. Sometimes if the damaged modules are located at some physical bad sectors. For Hitachi-IBM IBM series. then change the module back to its original status. we need to enter PCB mode (connect PCB alone or separate the PCB and motor contact with one business card).1 Hitachi Hard Drive Repair Steps With DFL-FRP FRP For Hitachi Backup all possible modules before any operation on the patient drives. 3. 1. FRP enter the program and power up the drive. Connect patient hdd to FRP-HT.3.com sales@d . If the hard drive stays busy. 8 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. If the head is not clicking. Pls. After the drive gets ready. Firmware module damage or the RSVD and USAG are not read/missing ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. or read the backup modules and then write to the damaged modules. So if the busy status is caused caused by firmware issue. users are suggested to test if the heads are readable and writeable. ready users can load from hdd and go to the module list and check modules and find out which modules are damaged. it can be either failure of physical components (head damage or other electrical components’ components damage) or firmware modules (RSVD and USAG module damage). For FRP HT. If the hard rd drive becomes ready. Read modules modules from the factory copy. open NV-RAM RAM and change one mark within the NV-ram NV ram to make the drive ready. note: when users are trying to write donor modules. Users can open any module and write to edit one byte of it and try to save and open to test. the module write can fail. 4. If readable and writeable. users need to check modules in copy 0 and copy 1 and backup modules and see if the damaged modules can be damaged by getting donors from above checking or users need to get donor modules from drives of the same family. 2. For Hitachi ARM series. If above method fail to make the hdd ready. when users connect the hard drives to FRP-HT.com/file/d/0B wIoDGqvTA5UWc0Y1VFSi1jMmM/view?usp=sharing https://drive. FRP HT. users can try to write one new donor NVRAM to make the drive ready. users cannot access to either of them.google.com/file/d/0B-wIoDGqvTA5UWc0Y1VFSi1jMmM/view?usp=sharing Hitachi hdd password feature: once the hdd is locked with password. this means the drive busy status can be caused by non-firmware firmware failures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Hitachi-IBM IBM Password Removal Video Instruction: https://drive. password.google.google. if this way still fails. FRP the program will detect the password automatically and pop up with messages telling users what to do to remove the password.com sales@d . 9 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected]/file/d/0B wIoDGqvTA5YmMtcmhrdGlnMGs/view?usp=sharing https://drive.2 Hitachi Password Removal And PCB Mode It’s very easy to remove the password of Hitachi hard drives by FRP-HT.com/file/d/0B-wIoDGqvTA5YmMtcmhrdGlnMGs/view?usp=sharing Hitachi ARM Password Removal Remova Video Instruction: https://drive.google. both the SA and data area are locked. NV ram. ram. ram.If users want to remove the hitachi password.3 How To Enter PCB Mode/Safe Mode Mode For laptop hard drives. To connect onnect PCB only With NV-RAM: NV To short connect without NV-ram NV (Old drives like ATCS. if without NV-ram. ATDA family): family) To short connect without NV-ram NV ram (Old drives like ATMR and HTS548 family): 10 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. the short connection images are offered in the installation folder. users can connect the PCB only to enter safe mode. if with NV-ram..com sales@d . the FRP-FT FRP program will automatically judge whether it has NV-ram. users must learn about the PCB mode(safe mode). to enter PCB. users can short connect to enter the safe mode. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. users must set the drive as master: For 3.5” SATA Hitachi HDD.For 3.com sales@d . remove the connection connect cable between motor and PCB: 11 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. users need to separate eparate the motor and PCB. HDD To enter the safe mode. users enter safe mode by image guide below: Safe Mode: Master Mode-In In normal working mode.5” IDE hard drives. com sales@d . Double click the DFL-HT HT icon on the desktop and enter the program. 12 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. Connect everything properly and connect the patient hard drives 2. Click the power ower icon to power up the drive. drive Wait until the log section outputs message-‘Searching message arching disk completes’ completes and the drive gets ready. 3.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5.0 Starting To use FRP-HT FRP Program (Clear Steps) ； 1. Click the green start icon to further enter the program and select the HDD family and set the working directory: 13 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] sales@d . scan different parts of the hdd and learn about the hdd basic health information to have the initial judgment.At this time. users are suggested to scan the bad sectors. judgment 4. Next the program will try to read the hdd ID details.com sales@d . Load Res.5. 14 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. from HDD is used as default. The hdd family is automatically detected within this interface. Load Res. sometimes you can get IDed and enter the program but when users cannot access to the SA. users need to select one firmware folder. Check Tech Key For Hitachi drives. SA is locked for being accessed and at this time. 15 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. From File When the hdd ID information is not loaded properly with the default option. It works for some drives without sa access due to tech key missing. users can try to Load.com sales@d . either with original backup modules or with donor modules. PCB Mode is mainly used to handle busy drives or remove password. users need to tick the “Check Tech Key” by loading the tech key to unlock the SA access. Res From File. and users can find what is happening within the program and track the working process.com sales@d .google. users can find fi there’re re three copies for each firmware module: 16 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. Next users can futher enter the program program and start to use all functions inside.Switch SA Access: to be added function to test if the NV-ram NV ram read/write is normal. users need to pay attention to the “logs” window.google. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Like image above.com/open?id=0B wIoDGqvTA5T2M3R21ubVJpWW8&authuser=0 https://drive. 6.0 Firmware Operations and Functions Firmware operation video instructions: https://drive.com/open?id=0B-wIoDGqvTA5T2M3R21ubVJpWW8&authuser=0 Module List Window For Hitachi-IBM Series.. com sales@d .. there’re Right click on any of the module users get the following menus: 17 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] three copies of each module. For Hitachi ARM Series. click “Defect Manager” and click the view G-list. Logs . users will see empty window like below: Users need to go to the top menu bar. modules Users can select all modules and test and find out which ones are damaged. and select to write current modules to overwrite the damage modules to repair them. G P-list.So users can edit. and then select the damaged ones. etc and then the Defect Logs Window will output the corresponding contents of the defect list: 18 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] sales@d . list. read and write any wanted modules. Smart. Remember which are key modules and which are replaceable as discussed in the previous evious section. Defect Logs Window When users click the “Defect Defect Logs”. com sales@d . this is because users don’tt open any module to view: 19 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] Window The hex windows displays all 00 when users click on the window. ABA.com sales@d . there’re there option for users to select to open for Hex view like below: Users can view the sectors by LBA. etc. Menu-Program (F) 20 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. open RAM.At the bottom of the Hex windows. ROM and NV-RAM. can view modules. the error status register can be on. it will format the data area. With “Security Password”” and “Security Unlock”. pa Stop Motor/Standby and Start Motor /Recalibration are mainly used for Hot swap. Common Repair(Sector (Sector access interruption int Fix)-For Hitachi-IBM IBM series this function is disabled because the failure doesn’t doesn t usually occur within these drives while in Hitachi ARM series. Menu-General Functions Within this menu. soft reset is often used to remove some minor errors during the operations. it’ss for refurbishing purpose. that is ‘Open Work Dir’ and from here. users can set the password to the drive to protect it and users can also remove the password with the set password.5” 2. users can easily find the backup modules and you can open them and check any time.Under this menu.com sales@d . Warning menu-Format Format is not allowed to use for data recovery.5 laptop hard drives at this moment. 21 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab.. one function is very useful. this function is enabled for 2. users can easily read/write modules. p view/clear g-list.Menu-FW Operations Under this menu. read ROM (ROM is not easy to get damaged) within Hitachi. and view smart and reset smart. users can view p-list. Menu-Defects Manager Within this menu. 22 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. read/write/edit/regenerate NV-RAM. list. RAM is available availa for Hitachi-IBM IBM series in the current version and will To regenerate NV-RAM later support the Hitachi ARM series.com sales@d . NV Users sers can also use the One-click click Backup to backup all the firmware resources. com sales@d . SATA channel window and IDE channel window. 23 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] (W) Within this menu. users can easily switch among program starting window. pls. How To Select Compatible PCB Hitachi HDD: Hitachi 3.. 2. but if this running environment is missing. some pcs have this installed. users get the following error message when trying to run the program. then ok. 3. check the device manager for three places: Disk Drives (Find out if the SATA and PATA channels come up normally. Please find out if the USB cable and other cables are well connected.). pls check if you are running the program as administrator. The application has failed to start because its side-by-side side side configuration is incorrect Running environment installation: within the installation folder.0 Troubleshooting For F DFL-FRP For HT 1.) successfully Anyway.5” HDD PCB 24 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. COM port is usually not used for Hitachi hard drives. The program fail to start/open Pls.com sales@d . Under universal serial bus controller (Find out if the DFL-Firmware DFL Firmware Repair Plus Device comes up normally.7.) and Ports (If the COM port has been installed successfully. there’s the one file called ‘vcredist_x86’. 5” and 1. number 4.8” PCB: Main controller chip and PCB number. Hitachi 2. How To Select Compatible Heads Hitachi HDD Compatible Heads 25 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab
[email protected] first letter of the first two lines on the interface lable is required to be the same.com sales@d . there can be still some dust causing the bad sectors. After swapping heads.1 Model 2. don’t don t connect the patient drives directly to pc to read data. 26 / 26 All Rights Reserved @Dolphin Data Lab sales@dolphindatalab. bad sectors may get the pc hang and worse still. we get more or less bad sectors during the scan of the hdd. 2. tory. Even within the clean bench or clean room. Manufacturing date Tips: 1.com sales@d . This has two reasons: Manual head installing and uninstalling of the heads cannot reach the level of standard within the factory. the t heads might be damaged. After successful head swap.