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Check HDD and ATA error -32 (is there a service center?)

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jhebert:
Similar to the user in this thread (http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=3146.0) I am now getting:

ATA error -32 messages when Rockbox boots
and
Check HDD messages when the iRiver firmware boots.

If I reset and boot while connected to USB, it usually boots with no problem, and the HD is fully accessible, all data intact and readable. In fact, disk utilities show it working fine without problems. This does sound like an intermittent USB connection problem as described in the other thread.   

I'm no soldering expert and don't want to foul up the player... is there anyone who can recommend a service center, or someplace near Kansas City that can do the job?

Thanks for any help,

James

TiMiD:
I had the same problem (no "Check HDD" though) and this thread solved it for me :
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=1227.0

Wett:
Have exactly the same problem... And the original firmware won't load, how can I reflash a new bootloader ?


--- Quote ---If you knew the hardware, you would have known that the USB daughterboard also connects the hard drive to the mainboard.

I have so far repaired 3 H100's with these problems by resoldering those connectors.
--- End quote ---
Should I resolder too ?  :-\

jhebert:
Wett,

I just got a replacement hard disk yesterday (got a good deal on a used one, guaranteed working) and tried it out. No luck - got the same error messages.

I figured two HD's can't both be bad, so I disassembled further and took the major pieces out of the casing. They were still wired together, blasted the two with some DeOxit contact cleaner, then gently squeezed the USB card and main board more snugly, and tried booting up while holding them together like that.

It worked! The player came up without a hitch.

You might try this yourself. If it works, then yes, the USB daughterboard connection to the main board is probably the issue. I plan on re-soldering it this weekend when I have time. But I'm confident that this is the solution now.

Good luck!

James

P.S. A broadcast engineer friend once told me to use DeOxit contact cleaner/preservative whenever I had to work on electronics with contact points, PCI slots, faders, you name it. I've used it for years and swear by it. You can find it online at www.caig.com. 

P.P.S. I'm not skilled at your bootloader question, so I can't help there. Hope you find what you need here (or at the www.misticriver.net forum for iriver gear).

Wett:
Hello there

Sorry to bring this old topic back but I now seriously consider on resoldering my connections, and I'd like to receive a few advices since i don't know much about soldering methods.

What should I especially pay attention to ? For example, I should not heat the board too much, etc. Or maybe I should post this somewhere else ?..

Thanks a lot :) I now hope to see my player alive again :)

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