- #IOMEGA STORCENTER IX2 200 RECOVER DATA DRIVERS#
- #IOMEGA STORCENTER IX2 200 RECOVER DATA DRIVER#
- #IOMEGA STORCENTER IX2 200 RECOVER DATA FOR WINDOWS 10#
- #IOMEGA STORCENTER IX2 200 RECOVER DATA SOFTWARE#
It’s easily solved though, you just need to get yourself an RS232 level-shifter chip such as a MAX3232 and rig-up a circuit as per my schematic shown below, and then connect it to JP1 (as shown on the schematic) according to the pinout in the photo.
The main problem here is the fact that the data output is 3.3V logic levels (basically it’s the raw output from a microprocessor) and the RS232 input to a PC is +/-12V standard RS232 logic levels. The next task was to try and see if I could view these signals on a PC. A few pokes around with my ‘scope revealed what looked like microprocessor level (3.3V) RS232 comms on one of the pins.Ĭompleting the hack… RS232 data on pin (2) With the unit apart, I found a conspicuous looking pin header called JP1. Hence, this hardware hacking blog was born. The former is probably quicker, but the latter is more fun. Or, take the unit apart and see what hardware hacking can be done. Set my computer to scan all of the 65536 possible IP addresses until it finds an active one. How is one supposed to know what IP address it’s assigned itself? Hardware Hacking Location of JP1 on ix2-200 In that case the network drive could end up with one of 65536 possible IP addresses in that range. In that case it assigns itself an address in the range .x with subnet 255.255.0.0. The problems start when, for whatever reason, the device is not able to obtain network settings via dhcp. If possible it does this via dhcp so if you’ve got it connected to your router it’ll be assigned an appropriate IP and will be instantly visible on the network. When you switch the device on it goes through a boot-routine which involves setting up the network address and subnet. Recently I’ve had cause for complaint with this unit’s default network setup routine. Any data I write to the device is mirrored on its paired 2TB drive inside the unit, so one drive can fail and I’ll still keep my data.
I have used the 2TB version for about two years now to keep secure (backed up) copies of my precious data. Just throw them away and buy new ones is the adagio apparently.The StorCenter ix2-200 is a RAID network drive supplied by iomega. Of new things which do not accept old things being connected. I am surprised giants like Microsoft and others do not offer that, as they are the ones who are constantly selling us millions PS: Circular economy and using old and/or refurbished hardware is hot, as we are eating up Earth resources at a staggering rate.
#IOMEGA STORCENTER IX2 200 RECOVER DATA DRIVER#
If a driver exists for Windows 10, that would solve all problems, so if anyone knows a trustworthy(!) source for such a driver, please let me know! Otherwise an answer on option2 would be appreciated. Option 2 is a big questionmark: Can I take the drives out and put them in a new NAS? Will they be recognised and useable?
#IOMEGA STORCENTER IX2 200 RECOVER DATA SOFTWARE#
Option 1 is getting increasingly interesting as I notice more software and hardware not working and I am strongly against destroying and throwing away hardware or software which works perfectly, just because it is (only) a few years old! Buying a new NAS and putting both drives from the old one in a new NAS
Reverting all our PC's to older versions of Windows (hell of a job, but we need to easily access data on those drives)Ģ.
#IOMEGA STORCENTER IX2 200 RECOVER DATA FOR WINDOWS 10#
If such a driver for Windows 10 does not exist, I have two options:ġ.
#IOMEGA STORCENTER IX2 200 RECOVER DATA DRIVERS#
I have been looking on the web for Windows 10 drivers for my iomega ix2-200 (2TB) drive for weeks, but all I get are sites offering "free" software to check drivers and then I need to get my credit card out to really make those tools work, even found some