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Just got my drive from Garret and it works perfect. He shipped it out fast and was very helpful. I would recommend anyone who has a problem with their drive to get one from Garret if needed.

Ok so GnatGoSplat's technique allows me to enter the service menu but I cannot force the program to write. I spoke with someone at Pioneer and they said unplug the power cord, wait 10 minutes and then try to put in another copy of the update. Tried it and still no luck. Any ideas. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Ok so I tried GnatGoSplat's method and it doesn't work for me. When I startup th unit it still give me a failed message and again I hit retry over and over again but still no luck. I may have to upgrade to the z3 image unless anyone has any other ideas. I also tried with other brands of cd's and even tried it with a dvd but still no luck.

Do you think that GnatGoSplat procedure below would work instead of upgrading to the z3 image. 1. Press the RESET and EJECT buttons simultaneously while +Battery, ACC ON. 2. Release only the RESET button. 3. Release the EJECT button when the password input screen is displayed. 4. Input the password. Input the password from the keys in the order of [P.LIST up]→[P.LIST up]→[P.LIST down]→[P.LIST down]→[TRFC(TA/NEWS)] 5. Test mode menu will be displayed when the password matches. 6. Use TRACK RIGHT to get to Page 3. 7. Use P.LIST to highlight option "10. Program forced writ

Thanks I'll try that and see if it works. In the event it doesn't work any other ideas or do I have an expensive paperweight.

So I bought a used z1 from someone and it was working perfectly fine. The guy wired it up a little different, with a switch attached to do the bypass which seemed to work but then stopped so I changed it to the 2 wire ground method. Before doing this I tried to do the bluetooth update and it stopped at 2% and told me to hit retry but it just keeps telling me to do that over and over. My unit is Jul06. I'm not sure how to fix this. Should I try to burn the iso on to another disc? Would any sort of reset work or maybe doing a firmware update. Please help.