In my system freeAgent desk is recognized as Initio Default Controller

[ErikaGeek]

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I have encompassed a FreeAgent Desk model ST305004FDA2E1-RK. And I am working with Windows XP on Dell Dimension 8400. Primary time I plugged in the drive it worked extremely well. I powered up this morning and the drive was predictable as a Initio defaulting controller. I have encompassed and been through the entire the self-guided problem shooting additional than no luck. I have comprised and tried dissimilar USB ports and I have eliminated the Initio Default Controller commencing from Device Manager and rebooted. The similar result. I hope that somebody has seen this type of predicament. I endeavor a Google search additional than did not locate no matter which helpful.

[MACuser]

It is plain Initio default Controller. I didn’t imagine of drivers in view of the fact that it worked before I powered off and back on. I determine to check drivers and endeavor the entire in excess off again.

[Atakapa]

I read in an additional discussion with the purpose of the "initio default controller" driver is the software for how the SATA drive "talks" to the USB port, the definite Controller for exterior hard drive. Not certain why at present it is bringing it up other than I suspect it is Windows related drivers. You have to observe if it be able to locate most recent updates etc and come back shared what occurred.

[Bayougoula]

It comes into view that the enclosure is recognize itself through the Product ID and Vendor ID of the Initio. The USB-SATA bridge chip, to a certain extent than the ID of the FreeAgent product. The FreeAgent ID might be stored in an 8-pin sequential EEPROM chip attached to the bridge. This recommend with the intention of the bridge board might have encompassed a predicament. That said, it might be with the purpose of the bridge board identifies itself as a "Default Initio" piece of equipment if it not be able to detect a hard drive. It might be probable to reprogram the EEPROM via the USB interface, in which case you might necessitate to acquire tools commencing from Seagate, assuming they are obtainable. Otherwise, if you are prepared to void your warranty, eliminate the hard drive commencing from the enclosure and attach it unswervingly to a SATA port on your motherboard, or install it in a third party enclosure.

[Calusa]

I have comprised just recently experienced this precise predicament through a drive that works extremely well on my notebook other than not on my desktop. The predicament was the additional power supply of my USB-hub it was disconnected.

[Udyan]

As almost immediately as there was sufficient power commencing from side to side the USB-port the drive was instantaneously recognized predicament solved. I encountered the similar predicament through my 320 Gb FreeAgent Go attached to an APC 7-port USB 2.0 hub at the same time as associated to its power supply. It went missing when I swapped power supplies through an additional hub.

[Jabeena]

You are the merely the second person I have encompassed and encountered who has reported with the intention of a predicament through the power source was the reason for the USB-SATA bridge identify itself as a Default Initio Controller. The information in sequence, whenever I have encompassed and seen a Western Digital user report a comparable predicament, it has always been for the reason that of a failed firmware update, and the majority often on a Mac. The WD's external drives in addition utilize an Initio bridge chip, eg an INIC-1607E. This chip is accountable for the SmartWare Virtual CD with the purpose of numerous WD users dislike. To this end, WD makes available a firmware update with the purpose of facilitate these users to put out of action the VCD.

[fragranz]

Inside the inclusion, connecting the hard drive SATA data connector and the inclusion USB connector lives a USB-SATA bridgeboard. On this board is an Initio bridge chip, which grip the translation connecting the data protocols and electrical signaling necessities of the USB and SATA interfaces.

[Gajanand]

That is, your system talks USB, your drive speaks SATA, and the Initio bridge is their predictor. When the enclosed space powers up, the bridge chip give the impression of being for an exterior 8-pin flash memory chip. This chip restrains the program code with the intention of is necessary for the functioning of the apparatus. If the flash chip is not present, or if its satisfied are fraudulent, then the bridge chip reverts to utilizing its own internal program code. It then identifies itself as a Default Initio Controller. This positions it in "factory" mode and prepares it to take delivery of a firmware download, just presently as might be the case at manufacturing time when the flash is blank.

[Virtuous]

As you be able to observe, most of them have reproduced the "Default Initio Controller" indication by disconnecting the data and clock pins commencing from the flash memory.

[Xuthus]

In the Seagate user's case, I suppose to facilitate the power problem results in the flash chip being ravenous of its accurate supply voltage, in which case the bridge chip might not observe it. The bridge chip almost certainly tranquil gets enough 5V power commencing from the USB port to facilitate it to communicate through the PC host.

[Winnebago]

On the other hand, it's on-chip linear regulator which down-converts the +5V USB make available to the +3.3V required by a typical flash memory IC almost certainly not be able to do its job. As for correlation issues, WD users regularly report problems through micro-USB connectors, other than I have yet to observe several that result in the "Default Initio Controller" symptom. In fact, I not be able to observe several method that a poor connection might give rise to such a symptom.