Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 132 Location: New York
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:59 am Post subject: unlocking Seagate ST310014ACE from a dead motherboard
hey everyone i found a tutorial on llama.com about making an interface to unlock a hdd from a dead motherboard. i bought all the stuff but the schematic is alittle hard to read and i need some help so check it out and get back to me asap. heres the link.
http://www.llamma.com/xbox/download/ST310014ACE%20unlocking%20tutorial%20english.pdf
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hellblazer55 V.I.P. Lifetime
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 5:26 am Post subject:
you need a MAX 232 ic chip
5 non polarized capasitors at 0.1 micro farads
an ide cable (real old)
a RS232 cable which i think is phone line cable
and platine is just your Breadboard basically the one in the image is the cheap version of one lol
Do you have all that? _________________
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 5:31 am Post subject:
I could draw up a better schematic but it will take some time _________________
sjohn Moderator
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject:
I'm thinking he is confused on the rs232 wire, as that's a 25 pin wire, where he only shows hooking up 8 wires, and then says to plug it into a serial connection, I'm thinking any standard db9 wire will work with this. _________________
Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 132 Location: New York
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject:
yes i have all of that stuff. the blank board i have is from radio shack and its about 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. but i dont think theres any wires or anything on the inside of it...its just blank silicone. i have the DB9 end of the cable as well as the 25 pin end. it came with both ends and i just cut it in half. im using the DB9 female connector to connect to the male serial port on my computer. the thing im confused about is the colored wires inside it. idk which wire goes to which pin lol and the schematic doesnt really show which ones are used. also the power supply...ive read about it in the forums at llamma and some of the ppl there used an old usb cable and just used the red and black wires. one of them made his interface so small that he fit it inside an old BIC lighter lol it was pretty cool looking. anyway thanks for the help..i would appreciate the revised version of the schematic hellblazer55...i can wait. \m/Thor\m/ _________________ If you wanna check out some of my music go to http://www.myspace.com/4evertrying Ill appreiciate your support.
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Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 132 Location: New York
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:49 pm Post subject:
ok hellblazer i think i got the wires figured out. i used an old led and a 9v battery to test which pin was which wire. the schematic shows that the 9th wire (grey) isnt used in the interface. and the 6th pin/wire on the IDE cable isnt used either. 1,4,and 6 on the DB9 are connected to each other, and 7 and 8 are connected to each other on the DB9. on the IDE cable 1,2,5,and 7 are connected. AM I RIGHT? i hope so lol. the Max232n chip just arrived today. i hope its the right one lol the ebay auction i got it from said it was a Max232 not a Max232n so i hope theres no difference. now all i have to do is figure out how to get this all together. the board im using is a Radio Shack model 2760147 1CB96 PC Board idk if you can look that up but thats what it is. lol. anyway get back to me. idk if i even have to use the board lol. i saw one of these small enough that they put it inside a BIC lighter so lol. i have to get an old usb cable that i can use for the power. so i have so time. ttyl and thanks \m/Thor\m/ _________________ If you wanna check out some of my music go to http://www.myspace.com/4evertrying Ill appreiciate your support.
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Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 132 Location: New York
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject:
heres the BIC lighter enclosure i was talking about. theres another on there but i want the BIC lighter enclosure. i think its pretty badass. dont you think?? http://forums.llamma.com/viewtopic.php?t=2511
ttyl \m/Thor\m/ _________________ If you wanna check out some of my music go to http://www.myspace.com/4evertrying Ill appreiciate your support.
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sjohn Moderator
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:14 am Post subject:
Great thinking for the "light tester", very good idea on how to make a quick easy one.
As far as which pins to put together you have it correct, looks like you got everything ready, I've never heard of this method, seems very useful. _________________
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:36 am Post subject:
ok ive got everything soldered except for the usb 5v power thingy lol. idk where to put it on the circuit. i have a green led ( the one from the "light tester") and another thats red. i would like to put it into the circuit so it lights when i plug in the usb cord. do i need a compacitor for that? or a resistor? plz help me with the final step. thanks for your help guys. \m/Thor\m/ _________________ If you wanna check out some of my music go to http://www.myspace.com/4evertrying Ill appreiciate your support.
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sjohn Moderator
Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:41 am Post subject:
You'll need a resistor to drop the voltage down to 3v, not sure off the top of my head how many ohms it will have to be though, need to know the amperage of each led to figure out what resistance you need. _________________
hellblazer55 V.I.P. Lifetime
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:17 am Post subject:
you need a 220 ohm resistor which is red | red | blank | brown | gold _________________
Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 132 Location: New York
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:55 am Post subject:
well i put it together without the led. so thanks anyway lol. i hope i did this right. will i have to power the hdd with the xbox or computer? or does the hdd not need power. i guess it probably does huh lol? how can i test this thing without f***ing up a hdd? like maybe use a multi meter? let me know i wont be able to use it till this weekend anyway so... let me know. thanks \m/Thor\m/ _________________ If you wanna check out some of my music go to http://www.myspace.com/4evertrying Ill appreiciate your support.
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Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Posts: 48 Location: FL
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject:
i just recivied everything to make this, i understand the schmatic. just one question tho. on the polarized capasitors one lead is longer then the other one. dose it matter which way i put them. i know this is a noobie question but hey it's in the noobie central section... any help would be great....
link to schmatic:http://www.llamma.com/xbox/download/ST310014ACE%20unlocking%20tutorial%20english.pdf
the longer wire is the positive lead for the capasitor but all capsitors are made differntly also but usually its the longer one thats the positive. _________________
Joined: Mar 13, 2006 Posts: 132 Location: New York
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject:
hey guys i followed that schematic to the T and i cant get this to work. i use my xbox for power and when i connect using the Hyper Terminal i cant see the screen i should be seeing. i mean its there but its blank! wtf is wrong? did i solder wrong or did i use the wrong capsitors? the ones i used didnt have a shorter end. both wires were the same length. so i dont know what i did wrong. should i have an IDE cable hooked up also or just the power and the interface i made hooked up to the hdd? i used the usb power option for the circuit. so i have a usb cord, com1, and the ide thing all hooked up but nothing happens. i sat there for like 3 minutes and it said it was connected but i couldnt get to the T command prompt by hitting ctrl-z. so i dont know what to do now lol. please help me out! \m/Thor\m/ _________________ If you wanna check out some of my music go to http://www.myspace.com/4evertrying Ill appreiciate your support.
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