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Post #1 by Protools5LEGuy
Source ForumMac OS 9 Lives
CategoryOS 9
Post DateThu, 13 Mar 2014 - 15:56
Original URLhttps://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=762.0
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Is there out a method to "change" the "firmware" of a MDD FW800 to a OS9 bootable (First MDD) "bios"?
I did not find anyone that had made, but maybe one user has the 2 models and can say us: "the fw800 has a XXX chip for the bios and the Fw400 has YYY chip"  Maybe noone was brave enought to "desolder" the "OSX" controller and put a "OS9" compatible one.
There "should" be a method to "force flash" the bios  from the FW800 models to OS9, but in 6-7 years of research I did not find anything nor anyone.

But I just learned in the good way that this machines can still surprise us.

I readed somewhere that Lacie FW800 add-on cards work on OS9 as FW400.

Maybe the FW800 FW chipset is the only difference?
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