CarterInCanada

Hello digital warriors!! Hard to believe but it's been FIVE YEARS since this whole bricked drive mess started. Jaclaz, you Jedi Drive Master you. I see you're still jousting with the newcomers who refuse to read properly. You're unstoppable man. Well done you! I popped in because I'm shifting some web things around and mapleleaf mountain (with my guide included) will soon evaporate into the ether. But Don't Panic! I couldn't leave you folks hanging. I still get one or two emails a month with successful unbrickings so I wanted to keep the content up on the interwebs for people to access and use. Since there's not really any need to 'update' the guide per se (the method hasn't changed in years), I've merely refreshed it to clear a few broken links and made it into a 2mb downloadable .pdf file complete with the same instructions and photos you see now (I might have added one or two more jokes since I had a few ciders open while I worked last night). The whole thing is parked out on a Google drive page anyone can access found here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5DyuVvuODctc2R4bDJJT19rMDQ/ (jaclaz, I was going to update the thread that has the old mapleleafmountain pointer but it's locked, I'm guessing you have the keys to the kingdom and can update it for these kind folks?) I'll happily leave the guide there until all these drives finally die. Google seems to be the omnipresent cloud beast for the forseeable future so it should be safe there. Clicking on the link will give you a 'preview' of the file and you can then download a proper copy for your very own with the controls at the top of the page. I notice that the links within the guide don't function in the 'preview' but work fine once you have the .pdf on your local machine. I just last week retired my final 7200.11 from the backup cabinet so despite the firmware screwup, I can't complain about getting my use out of them over the years. My world is now all about growing a 25-acre orchard of apples and pears and berries I bought a while back and generally doing garden things that have nothing whatsoever to do with hard drives. Putting in wine grapes next year even. The cats are still happy and send their regards. It's a good gig up here in Canada. I wish you all well with your continued electronic repair work. Just remember the golden rule and DON'T PANIC! Cheers! Carter In Canada