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Post #2 by MacJunky
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateTue, 2 Jul 2013 - 16:36
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/i-just-ruined-my-sata-card.28374/
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inb4 it is the drive that failed and the card is fine.

Either way, what card is it?

Can you dump it into a PC and use a DOS based flasher to clean up any potential mess?

Also, I think it is generally recommended to not use whatever card you are flashing as the boot device. I have never personally tested that but in the future I would suggest to go as barebones as possible for any flashing operations and that may even include a fresh OS install on a spare drive&built-in header or in a firewire enclosure or something.

Anyway, better luck next time.

If it is a Sonnet TSATA, check System Profiler for the card and try to reflash it with no drives connected to it. If it is unflashable in the Mac, you are going to need a PC and a copy of the firmware read from someone else's card... unless you want to try your hand at extracting it from the firmware update but there is something funky done to it and the operation is not as simple as it ideally could be.