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WD5000AAKX-08ERMA0 (0005000D)

Firmware set for the WD5000AAKX-08ERMA0, a 500GB drive in the WDC Marvell Tahoe XL family (Marvell controller), firmware version 0005000D. It comes from a drive with heads 0 and 1. Backup: ROM version 05.0DG, 422 good modules and 0 bad, backup completed.

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Drive

Model
WD5000AAKX-08ERMA0
Serial number
WCC2EP983025
Firmware version
0005000D
Family
Tahoe XL
Brand
WDC Marvell
Capacity
500GB
Head count
2
Head map
0 1

Firmware backup

ROM version
05.0DG
ROM F/W version
0005000D
Overlay F/W version
05.0EG
Servo F/W version
0A.08
Modules
422 good · 0 bad
Backup
✓ Completed
Files inside
438 files · View files
Backup file
05-0DG-WDC_WD5000AAKX-08ERMA0-19-01H19-WD-WCC2EP983025.zip
File size
8.6 MB
Before you write anything to a drive: check that its model, firmware version and family match this set exactly, and back up the drive's own modules first. Modules from a different firmware version can leave a drive unreadable.

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