NT9T4242E6 (BCM50: R1, R2, R3, R5, R6 Multi Image Drive) 1

[hawks]

I had a customer ask me if the following is possible.
They have a BCM50 RLS 3.0 that the hard drive went out on. They also have a 50 that is out of service with RLS 5 and it has the NT9T4242E6 (Multi Image drive in it). Can they take the NT9T4242E6 drive and put it in the rls 3.0 system and just load their back-up and everything go back to like it was? I know if they had a new or even a lower rls loaded on the NT9T4242E6 drive they could but I was not sure if they already had a higher rls loaded on the drive it would work. The reason they want to stay with the 3.0 system is because of the codes that are on it.

 

[snowman50]

No you can't .
You will have to purchase an upgrade keycode from rel3 to rel 5. Inorder to use the rel 5 hard drive.
You would be better to get a new multi image hd and install it as a rel 3
This way you can use the existing lic file and backup

 

[hawks]

The one they have is the new one, it's that they have already loaded it on another unit as rls 5. But from what I can tell I think your right once you set the drive up as a higher rls you can not go backwards you can only go higher with codes of course.

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

I can get you an Acronis release 3 BCM 50 image?.

All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK

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If it's working, then leave it alone!.

 

[hawks]

thanks firebird, but I went ahead and talked them into just upgrading to 5.0.

 

[hunter81]

Does the upgrade process update firmeware on the systemboard is this why you can't swap out drives?

I hade a 2.0 system that the drive failed in and swaped out with another 3.0 drive and it worked and booted. I can't speak to a 3 to a 5 though? but the 3 worked fine.

Oh and just a FYI the backup from a 3.0 will not work with a 6.0 system. learned the bad way on this one.

 

[Cyberprog]

Firebirdscrambler: I'm in need of an R1 or R3 image if you could assist? Would be much appreciated!

Alex Threlfall
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