Lite-On iHA424 A revision - flash B firmware ?

**Giorgos Tramountanis** · 02-23-2012, 06:04 AM

Hi all,

I have a 424 A revision, and I have read that they are not supported as they are older than the B revision.

However if I am going to have to buy a new drive anyway I was thinking to attempt to flash the A revision and to make it think it is a B.. is this possible ? I am not worried about potentially bricking it as if it does not work I will buy a new one anyway ..

I have searched but have not found any guide on this..

I appreciate the help

Georgios

**jamesyboiii** · 02-23-2012, 06:15 AM

A and B are different chipsets, they cannot be "flashed" to become a different hardware type. just keep it as a spare or sell it. No point in destroying it. C4 may eventually bring out a fw for that model so just buy a 124 and keep the 424 handy

**Giorgos Tramountanis** · 02-23-2012, 06:28 AM

When I read the release for the firmware it was mentioned that the Y are different chipset and the A are just older and untested ..

is this not correct ?

**jamesyboiii** · 02-23-2012, 06:32 AM

ahh sorry pal got confused, thought there was B and A and thought A was Y. well make a backup of your original 424 fw and go for it. then if all else fails just return it to its original fw (if possible)

**Giorgos Tramountanis** · 02-23-2012, 08:01 AM

well the problem is that when I just try to flash the new firmware it just fails, so I was wondering whether I need to do anything beforehand to flash the A drive into a B.

**Will01** · 02-23-2012, 08:10 AM

Try following the crossflashing tutorial, I have no idea whether this is possible or not.

**spaz2203** · 02-23-2012, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by Giorgos Tramountanis

well the problem is that when I just try to flash the new firmware it just fails, so I was wondering whether I need to do anything beforehand to flash the A drive into a B.

yea you need to replace the A chipset with the B chipset

**Giorgos Tramountanis** · 02-23-2012, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by spaz2203

yea you need to replace the A chipset with the B chipset

well apparently they have the same

**spaz2203** · 02-23-2012, 08:19 AM

then it should flash over if its the same

**Giorgos Tramountanis** · 02-23-2012, 08:51 AM

when I tried to just flash it over it did not work, I will try the cross flash tutorial in the evening and see whether this helps at all ..

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