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SONY DECR 1000A REF TOOL CANT FIND APPROPRIATE STORAGE?

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Hi all ,
id like to explain a problem ive encountered with a sony decr 1000a referance tool -so here goes when i turn my decr on it loads in console mode takes a min or two then message cannot find appropriate storage... so heres the things ive tried , 4 different 3.5 sata hard drives, in swapped in different orders, tried reformatting via pc in fat32 and ntfs -still no luck , so ive tried about 10 2.5 sata hard drives none worked still same message, tried holding power button till 2 beeps but no recovery menu just black screen with cant find appropriate storage lol..
i can see or feel the hard drives working/spinning so there is power getting to them, i have 2 decr systems (both same hdd issue)and i have tried swapping a few parts ie, ide to sata pcb board, and a couple of ide 40 pin cables and no joy? its really baffed me as its both decrs they worked about a year ago i havent used them in that time and now just get storage message, im by no means a technician but any ideas on these Decr 1000 from you guys would be great :)
 

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Hey buddy, I've got the same kit, great machine when it's working, u tried running the diagnostics from the built in Web portal? See if it throws anything?
 

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Hey buddy, I've got the same kit, great machine when it's working, u tried running the diagnostics from the built in Web portal? See if it throws anything?
Hi yes i had a look at devnet but via target manager but i it will not connect in console setting only debugging, and im no technician id need to know what to look for tbh , but as i say just seems to not recognise any hdd i put in , im thinking somthing else like fuse or corrution of some sort but i really dont know is the truth, but yeah when they work there great ive had 3 and still have 2 of them:)
 

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I'm not a technition either but it might give you some clues or you can post up results here and maybe someone else might have some ideas, as long as your decr is devnet connected, you should be able to access the page directly from your browser without using target manager, the target manager route is mainly for convenience. Finding the ip might be tricky tho, you'll probably have to dhcp leases and try them 1 by 1
Hi yes i had a look at devnet but via target manager but i it will not connect in console setting only debugging, and im no technician id need to know what to look for tbh , but as i say just seems to not recognise any hdd i put in , im thinking somthing else like fuse or corrution of some sort but i really dont know is the truth, but yeah when they work there great ive had 3 and still have 2 of them:)
 

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Hi yes i had a look at devnet but via target manager but i it will not connect in console setting only debugging, and im no technician id need to know what to look for tbh , but as i say just seems to not recognise any hdd i put in , im thinking somthing else like fuse or corrution of some sort but i really dont know is the truth, but yeah when they work there great ive had 3 and still have 2 of them:)
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Ok ill get the info i can with some pics and i will post back tomorrow
 

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HDD bay can auto eject by eject button ? if yes , that mean the board should work , if not, open up top case check all cable....
 

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HDD bay can auto eject by eject button ? if yes , that mean the board should work , if not, open up top case check all cable....
Hi ricky yes they both eject with the button,and both orange leds are showing when hdd are pushed in , it also shows a green/yellows hdd activity led on one of the hdds closest to the disk drive as it 1st boots but the light turns off when the xmb shows with the cant find appropriate storage mesage? thanks for looking at my post. nice collection of decrs you have there
 

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what band is the HDD? seagate or WD?
btw , can you share where you DECR from :)
 

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its got the seagate hdds and i got mine from ebay im in u.k paid 70 £ each
 

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The file systems will be encrypted and tied to the original dev kits if they wernt from your decr
 

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ones from square enix the other has pdi sticker
nice find
please backup HDD first :)

 

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nice find
please backup HDD first :)

i wish i knew 2 years ago ...... ive formatted via tool a few times in 2 years so im afraid im certain ive lost what if anything was on it originally:cautious: but i think im going to be forced to sell it on as a non working tool as my knowlage on these is very limited i think the only person who could fixmy decr is a ex sony dev or technician... sad really as i loved my her.
 

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i might try to swap all componants and sub boards to my other decr and see if it has same symptoms as a last ditch effort
 

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The file systems will be encrypted and tied to the original dev kits if they wernt from your decr
ok interesting , i have 2 decrs and i have swapped hdds from 1 to another in the past and they just reformatted and worked, now they dnt even get recognised???
 

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OK BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT ... i just tried replacing the sata sub board loosely and connected 2 2.5 sata drives from a ps3 retail and boom it is saying ..system storage must be formatted ....this is the most progress ive had in months cant belive it as ive tried this before.I WILL POST PICTURES OF HOW ITS RUNNING/SET UP ...you will laugh at this one
 

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this is the current set up
 

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