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GeremiaKamikazeWinbond Unlock
ForSlimLiteonDG16D4SwithVendorID:EF

Warning!!!
kamikaze
noun /kmikz/ kamikazes, plural 1. (in World War II) A Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target 2. The pilot of such an aircraft

adjective /kmikz/ 1. Of or relating to such an attack or pilot 2. Reckless or potentially self-destructive o - he made a kamikaze run across three lanes of traffic

Readtheentiremanualbeforemakinganyattemptatthishack.Ifyoudonotfeel youcanperformanyofthesetasks,youprobablycantandshouldnt! InunexperiencedhandsthishackhasaHIGHchanceoffailure.Thatbeingsaid thisisaDoatyourownriskprocess.Rememberyouhavebeenwarned. WewilltakethistimetothankGeremia,Carranzaf,andeveryoneelseinvolvedin thisdiscovery.Normallywethankattheendofthemanual,butwhoknowsyou maybecursingthembythenAGAIN,YOUHAVEBEENWARNED!

WinbondUnlock
ThefollowingtutorialwilltakeyouthroughtheprocessofremovingthewriteprotectionfromyourLite ondrive.RememberitisimportanttostayupdatetodateonallLizardsoftware,especiallytheGecko Firmware.WithmostGeckoreleasesthereisalmostalwaysanewLizardToolboxaswell.Stayupto dateonallreleasesincludingC4EvasLiteTouchFirmwarebyvisitingwww.360Lizard.comorjoiningusin IRC#MaximusLizardonEfNet.The360LizardwebsitehasabuiltinIRCclientontheHelp/Forumtaband intheChattaboftheToolboxforconvenience. RequirementstoupdateyourLizard: MaximusLizard(Gecko1.17orNewer) CurrentLizardToolbox1.0.31(8/3/11) DVDDrivePowersource(MaximusDongle,Xtractor,CK3,orhomemadedevice) SataCable(SuppliedwithMaximusLizard) USBCable(SuppliedwithMaximusLizard) MAXIMUSLIZARDUSBWindowsDrivers WindowsXP/Vista/732bitor64bit MACOSX(UsingParallels,BootcamporVMWare) DremelToolisrecommended(drill,engraver,etc.willwork) Bit#105fortheDremel 100ohmResistor SolderingIronandSolder Ruler Needle(anythingtoscorethemarksonthechip) PhillipsScrewdriver HeatGun/HairDryer RazorKnife

Piezo Ignition e.g. Grill Igniter, Cricket Lighter, etc.


STEADYHAND!!!!

SettingUp
BeforeyouconnecteverythingyoufirstneedtoinstalltheMaximusLizardDrivers.Thesearesigned andworkinWindowsXP/Vista/7both32bitand64bit.ThedrivesshouldautoinstallonWindows7 andVista. 1. PlugyouLizardintothePCbytheprovidedUSBcable

2. OpentheToolboxandclickGetDeviceDetails.MakesureyouhaveGecko 1.17(Toolbox1.0.30andupwillinformyouwhenthereisanupdatetoyourLizard)if youdonothave1.17STOPanUPDATEyouLizard!!!

3. GotoyourLizard,navigatetotheSlimLiteontab.MTKtheDriveandchecktheVendorID,EFis WinbondandC2isMacronix.Thishackwillworkwithbothbutthereisamuchsaferandeasier unlockforaMacronix,pleaserefertotheTridentManual http://www.360lizard.com/website/downloads/Trident_v10.pdf

4. OnceyouhaveconfirmedyourdriveisaEF(Winbond)drivegoaheadandclickReadKeyfrom SlimDrive.EithertoPCorLizard(refertoSlimmanualifyourenotfamiliarwiththisstep)

SAVETHEKEY!!!
5. EjecttheTrayandgoaheadanddisconnecttheLizardandyourdrivepower,Lets disassemblethedrive.(Leavetrayejected) 1. Removethe4screwsfromthebottomoftheDrive

2. GentlypeelbacktheFoambehindDiscTray(orslicethefoamwheredrive separates)

3. Liftthebottomcoveroff.

4. Weneedtoremovetheepoxyfromthechiptoseethepins,thisstepishighly recommendedtogetanaccuratecoordinatesonwheretodrill,butitsyour choice.Applyheattotheepoxywithaheatgunorhairdryeronalow setting(itsjustepoxynotsolder).Whileheatinguseyourrazorknifetocut awayattheepoxyuntilallisremoved.Itdoesnthavetobeperfectlycleanjust clearenoughtogetagoodviewofthepins.Becarefulnottodamagethechip orboardinthisprocess.

5. Getouttherulerandscoringdevice(safetypin)andmakethecoordinatesby usingthepinsfollowingthisdiagram.DONOTRELYONTHELABEL!!!

6. Nextweneedtosolderour100ohmresistortothe3.3vlineontheboardat thepowerharness.Youalsoneedtosolderathinpieceofwiretotheresistor longenoughtoreachthebit.

7. AtthispointwearereadytohooktheLizardandpowerbackuptothedrive.

8. BackintheSlimmenunavigatetoLock/UnlockWriteonSlimLiteon,youwill bepromptedtoMTKthedrive,powercycleandclickOK.

9. TimetoHardUnlockGettheDremel/Drillready!

10. Beforeyoudrillunderstandwhatyouareattemptingtocut.Theseare microscopicwiresinaverysmallchipbeEXTREMELYcareful!The2wires crossingeachotherinphotoiswhatweareafter,DONOTgotoodeep,DO NOTmakeahugewhole.Theideaistoslowlysandawayuntilyouhavecut them.So,dontrush!Itsnotapieceofwoodthereisnoneedtopresshard,let theweightofthebitslowlycutthrough.

11. PressOKtoHardUnlock.Takethewireconnectedtotheresistorandtouchitto thedrillbitasyoudrill,itisveryimportantthatitisincontactwiththebitthe entiretime.

Note:THE"DRILLITNOW"messageshouldbeblinkingallthetime, ifyouseeitstopsblinkingitsmorelikelytheDriveishanged,STOP drillingimmediately(Hangcanoccurifyoutouchanotherlineother thanWP)

Again,dontusealotofpressure,theweightofthedrillshouldbeenough.Take yourtime! TheLizardissendingcommandsduringthisprocessitwillnotifyyouassoonas thewireshavebeencut,assoonasityouseethisscreenSTOPDRILLING!!!

12. Success!YourdrivehasWP(WriteProtection)hasbeenremoved 13. Fromherewesuggest(Butyoudontneedtodothis)Performafullreadofthe firmware(100%FullDump).GototheFullReadFirmwareIcon.

14. GoaheadthepresstheOKbuttonandtheprocesswillbegin.Followtheon screeninstructions.

15. StartFilegetonPCwillappear.GototheToolboxandclickthe Fileget/SnapshotGetbuttonandtheLizardwilldumpthedrive100%.Afull dumpisimportant,ithelpsavoidtheOpenTrayerrorplaguingtheSlimswith CFW.

16. Withafulldumpsavedwecangoaheadandourdrive.SimplygotheWriteFW totheDVDDriveandfollowtheLizardprompts, 17. AfterwritingthefirmwarewecanRELOCKthedrive.Thisisoptionalbut recommendedastobeLivesafe. 18. GotoLock/UnlockWriteonSlimLiteonandpressOK.

19. PressOKtoperformlock.

20. Specifythetypeoflockyouwant.Asoftlockcanbeunlockedagainwithjust theLizard.Ahardlockwillrequirethepiezoigniter.Ahardlockis recommendedtobeLivesafe.

21. SPILockSuccess!

22. Reassembleyourdriveandhavefun.

UnlockingwiththeIgniterforupdates
1. NavigatetoLock/UnlockWriteonSlimLiteon,youwillbepromptedtoMTK thedrive,powercycleandclickOK. 2. MTKthedriveandprepareforHardUnlock 3. Holdtheigniterjustabovethechipastobecarefulnottoshocktheboard itself.

4. AstheLizardsendsthecommandsclicktheigniter.Thegoalistogivethewires asmallcharge.Onceyouseethisscreenyoustoptriggeringthe

igniter.

5. SPIUnlockedagain

6. Writethefirmware 7. Relockwithahardlockwhenfinished

AgainThankstoGeremia,Carranzaf,EdatVGCRepairs,andtherestoftheMaximusTeam. sQuallen

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