WD5000AAKX on a SATA1 (1.5Gb) controller

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I need to install a hdd (500GB WD5000AAKX SATA3 6.0 Gb) on a old mobo with SATA1 controller (VT8237), but it doesn’t detect the hdd due to SATA1 controller limitations (see here ))

I tried to configure the hdd on a newer pc using wdsspd utility (WdSSpd-2.0.0.1-dos) that allows to limit max speed to 1.5 Gb (SATA1)

wdsspd detects my hdd but it can’t set SATA1 speed (gives the “drive not suported” error ) - also - ATA speed negotiation is unknown on detection.

I tried with other hdd (1TB WD10EZRX): wdsspd works fine (I downgraded hdd from SATA3 to SATA1) and the hdd is recognized from VT8237 chipset (in other words, is really wdsspd 2.0.0.2 + WD5000AAKX that don’t works).

Is there a newer or other version of wdsspd that can work with this drive ? Or a other solution?

Thanks

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Hi and welcome to the WD community

have you tried checking the jumper settings on the unit? You can try checking the jumper settings.

This link might help you out, I hope it helps you:

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/search/1/a_id/1400#jumper

Lets see if someone with more experience can help with this matter. 

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Hi ArMak,

Thanks for reply.

Alredy tried with jumpers… With jumper on pin 5 and 6, hdd switch from 6.0 to 3.0 Gb/s, but utility reply me to the same way.

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I suspect that WdSSpd modifies 1 or 2 bytes in the firmware. By comparing the firmware modules before and after applying WdSSpd, we could determine exactly where the changes are written (probably module #02).

You could retrieve the firmware modules with the following tool:
http://sediv2008.narod.ru/Easy3.9Password01234567890.rar
http://sediv2008.narod.ru/Settings.rar