tetak

megacrazy - What program did you use for cloning HDD? Did you clone or make image?

megacrazy

There's an image available. The program used is kind of a moot point. You can easily transfer the image to a blank drive.

tetak

Now you got me in ! I try so many cloning or imaging programs , doesn't go. I have bad HD. Can you direct me where can I find image? PM me, please. US ntg 2.5.
Do I need to do anything else (STAR) after cloning alien HDD image?

megacrazy

You need to replace the hard drive first if it's broken. You also should have the latest firmware so you may need to update that with SDS. Also, this is the W216 forum, which uses NTG3/NTG3.5, not NTG2.5.

tetak

I made it, cloning partitions separately and copy paste.

BBanzai

FYI I was able to find the exact Ableconn IIDE-MSAT mSATA SSD to 2.5-Inch IDE Adapter Converter on Amazon last week. I received it and it looks exactly like the one in the photos above.

But I'm having a tough time finding an industrial SSD in stock. So I ordered an ordinary one - let's see how that works!

Thanks megacrazy for this guide and for making the image available!

megacrazy

Oh good. I see it's in stock again. I might buy a spare myself just in case. I thought they stopped making it.

You might have issues in cold weather...but you never know. Let us know how it works and the model you got.

BBanzai

I replaced by bad hard disk drive with an SSD thanks to help from Megacrazy and documented it over on the W221 board. The Navi system now works perfectly! I'm also willing to provide the image in a format suitable for Mac or Linux people using Etcher if you don't have Windows. PM me.

nephilim1973

Hi, some good news and some bad too

I got it working, seems like a consumer battery was to poor to power it, new one in and satnav on

But, US maps preloaded, and on inserting EU maps DVD getting this 'unknown dvd format' message, DVD-ROM bought on ebay but looks dogs bollox genuine to my eyes and im not a newbie on this,

might need to visit MB dealer to perform the change over, but this shouldnt be expensive now HDD all happy again.

THANK YOU to Megacrazy for your time and help, learnt a lot about my beast in the process.

megacrazy

No problem. Glad you got it working again. The error you are getting now could be a faulty dvd drive or a map dvd that doesn’t work. I’m sure you’ll have it figured out.

mpedral

How to open these QNX4 partitions? how to clone it to a SSD? I've attached to a ide/usb adapter but it doesnt initialize the original hd and doesnt recognize the partitions.

nephilim1973

Just use imaging software Macrum Reflect, there is no way of accessing hdd from windows, and even linux. download Macrum, make an image and then upload it to a new drive. Then just follow Magacrazy's write up. That works 100% providing your old hdd isnt toasted.

mpedral

Tks for the fast reply.
would you know if it’s possible to access the arquives? I need some of my nav arquives to create an minimum sd to update it? And regarding add some more space for the music register?

regards.

nephilim1973

Are we talking NTG3 here? All the info here works only for NTG3 system and not for any other.

mpedral

Would be for the NTG 4.5. Would you know how would it work?

mpedral

The problem is that the comand original hard drive is shown as not initialized, and then it doesnt get recognized on the Macrum. Can I initialize it as MBR or GPT? i'm afraid to fry it.

megacrazy

Guys, as mentioned before this is for NTG 3. Other versions have copy protections you have to deal with and other hoops. The images are also not cross-compatible, obviously. As a general starting point, you should be able to image all drives, regardless of version though. Windows won't see them but partitioning/imaging tools should see them. If you see nothing connected, then check your adapters/drives.

If you are looking for images other than NTG3, check *******.com.

Also, before you decide to invest 300 hours into increasing the space that's available on the "music" partition of your NTG4 system or other mundane improvements, consider buying a brand new Android unit and spending 2 hours installing it and being way ahead in terms of technology.

the_saucerer

Does anyone have a copy of the HDD image that they wouldn't mind sharing with me so I can try to get my command up and running again?

Many thanks in advance

Dan14587

Hi gents,
I was wondering if anyone can guide me with my w221 comand system. My hard drive died on me got fried by the looks of it lol. I got a replacement hard drive can anyone please be so kind to help me get it up and running. I have a good laptop at hand running Windows 10, replacement hard drive and the ability to connect it to the laptop. Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks for your time in advance

Dan14587

Hi guys,
I have a 2013 w221, are there any admins or gurus around that would be so kind to point in the right direction regarding w221 comand hhd. I have bought a replacement hhd, does it have to be formated or partitioned at all? Will a specific comand aps dvd load everything itself and correct the hhd partitions and files itself? Really really would appreciate any help at all.
many many thanks in advance

EasyPhil

You need an image of your drive or the image of a drive from a similar car. If you use something like a Acronis you can easily transfer an image to that drive.

Dan14587

Thanks for the reply EasyPhil. Do you know where I can get the image from? Really appreciate your time

BenzNinja

iTrader: (4)

from your drive
as said, use a drive clone software like acronis

Dan14587

Hey EasyPhil my hhd was fried. Had burn marks on 2 corners and abit on the board. Very surprised merc don't make them insulated with some kind of thermal sleeving

megacrazy

PM me your email and I’ll add you to the file. You’ll need to update maps after after as the image comes with like the first version ever maps