Glad to hear you were able to get updated.

Still pondering that "1000x" part though. I've downloaded 4 gig files in 10 minutes using torrents.

Hi, I did this too. Why is my drive rebooting every 10-15 minutes??? How do I repair this???

I had an old 40 gig IBM drive sitting around and I put the image on and when I installed it in the Z2 it did a 45 second updating do not turn off and loaded perfectly, but of course reboots every 10 or 15 minutes. But I know my image wooks.

 

Wonder what is wrong with the stock drive??

 

I have been seeding for the last 48 hours and have sent about 2.5GB - sound right?

 

Steve

You can't use any brand drive other than Toshiba or it will continuously reboot. This has been a known issue for several years.

You can't use any brand drive other than Toshiba or it will continuously reboot. This has been a known issue for several years.

Oh, okay. I didn't know that actually. I guess if i just throw the image onto the original drive then everything will be good... I am sorry for my ignorance, but I saw that it was recommended but not required to unlock the hard disk. What may happen if I restore the disk image but do not unlock the HDD?

Oh, okay. I didn't know that actually. I guess if i just throw the image onto the original drive then everything will be good... I am sorry for my ignorance, but I saw that it was recommended but not required to unlock the hard disk. What may happen if I restore the disk image but do not unlock the HDD?

You can not install the image without unlocking the drive. After it's unlocked, disabling the security with MHDD is optional. If you don't disable, then you will have to unlock it everytime you want to upgrade. This is all documented in the sticky posts in this thread.

Thank you very much, I misunderstood the thread. Much appreciated!

is there any way to do this on a MAC?

If you want the map in megaupload links let me know.

This might be a Noob question but, I have a Z1 upgraded to a z3 with a new HD, HD unlocked, security disabled, and 2009 maps. I did the upgrade a while back and want to upgrade the 2010 maps. Is there a way to upgrade the maps to 2010 and save all my music? I would hate to redo about 2 years worth of music! Thanks.

This might be a Noob question but, I have a Z1 upgraded to a z3 with a new HD, HD unlocked, security disabled, and 2009 maps. I did the upgrade a while back and want to upgrade the 2010 maps. Is there a way to upgrade the maps to 2010 and save all my music? I would hate to redo about 2 years worth of music! Thanks.

Yes. Just use acronis to restore 2 of the partitions from the 2010 update. You want to overwrite the LDAT and SDAT partitions. DO NOT overwrite the USER or MSV partitions.

According to pioneer: "*IMPORTANT: AVIC-Z3 units need a Firmware Update (Version 3.100400) to use this CDDB Gracenote database update. Before proceeding, please read and install the AVIC-Z3 Firmware Update located ".

 

If you installed the 2010 image on your Z1, Z2, or Z3, then you already have Version: 05.0000, which includes all previous firmware fixes. Ver 5 (2010) is newer than Ver3 (2008).

 

You can burn the gracenotes disc and upgrade your Z1, Z2, Z3 if you have already installed 2009 or 2010 image.

garret, where can I get the 2010 map for Australia??

hi, is this normal that my avic z1 drive has no letter on my pc ?? i just can't find it on the acronis true image program ...

i did everything with success till now (unlock, disable the security ...)

help please

hi, is this normal that my avic z1 drive has no letter on my pc ?? i just can't find it on the acronis true image program ...

i did everything with success till now (unlock, disable the security ...)

help please

Your PC will not assign a drive letter unless you go to computer management and assign a drive letter. This is not required for Acronis to see the drive...

After suuceesful imaging the orginal HDD reconnized anymore. HDD access failed. Anyone had same issue? What to do now?

Hdd Access failed mean the image was not done correctly, or the drive did not seat in the unit completely. Try again.

I thought so. But it is the orginal drive which I am trying to use.windows must have done something when I was trying to access data in XP. Imaged drive has not been even plugged in. I think I have stuffed up my unit.

Hdd Access failed mean the image was not done correctly, or the drive did not seat in the unit completely. Try again.

I know some of you are still confused, so I hope this helps.

I just updated my already unlocked Z3 from the 2009 to the 2010 maps and latest Gracenotes using Acronis 2011 which is in fact different than the guide shows like some of you have pointed out. For those of you using Acronis 2010/2011 go to Tools & Utilities at the top, then click on Mount Image and point to the 1st .tib file in the 2010 map image. (z3_2010_virgin_torrent1.tib)

Once you mount the image you will get 4 new drive letters in "My Computer". With your unlocked drive hooked up simply format the LDAT and SDAT partitions then copy the new ones from the mounted image drives and your done. If you want to lose the copyright screens, do so now by going to the LDAT/BG folder and add .txt to the end of the bitmap files.

If you would like you can also download the latest Gracenotes directly from Pioneer at Gracenotes Update

You can copy them directly to the LDAT/AV folder overwriting the old ones.

It really doesn't get any simpler than this. If you are unsure or uncomfortable doing this yourself I suggest having Garret do it for you.

You can find Acronis True Image 2011 (torrent file) Here. (Don't worry about all the extra crap, just install the main program without all the addons)

Hello people,

i was wondering if there's an image for the hd*bt european units out there....

Thanks in advance,

Ark

Hi, are there any hdd unlocks available for 64-bit os?

Thanks!

Hi, are there any hdd unlocks available for 64-bit os?

 

Thanks!

If you are running windows 7 64-bit, you can download (for free) "windows virtual pc" from Microsoft. This will allow you to run a virtual Windows XP 32 bit OS in a windows on your windows 7 64-bit machine.

If you are running windows 7 64-bit, you can download (for free) "windows virtual pc" from Microsoft. This will allow you to run a virtual Windows XP 32 bit OS in a windows on your windows 7 64-bit machine.

Thank you. I was trying to avoid this route.

Does anyone know where I can get a Solid copy of this?

I've downloaded the files from the torrent 3 different times (2 different windows boxes and clients, and a mac). I get "Archive corrupt" each time, about half way through, on the LDAT partition. The drive has the original z1 to z3 conversion on it, so this is not the first time I've written partitions to it. I'm using the same Acronis I used before, which is the same as in the PDF.

I just can't seem to get a valid set of TIB files.

I have an issue seeing the drive. It shows up in bios and device manager yet I still can not see it with explorer or acronis. Is there anything obvious that I missed?

I have an issue seeing the drive. It shows up in bios and device manager yet I still can not see it with explorer or acronis. Is there anything obvious that I missed?

Have you unlocked the drive?

Yes. I used the service disk from pioneer. It displayed an *