Help needed on Rohde Schwarz UPL with HDD issue

[acbern]

I recently got a non-working UPL audio spectrum analyzer. It is starting up, but would not detect the HDD. I did check the correct boot sequence and auto detect setting as indicated by R&S in a service note, it is correct. So I booted the unit through the Floppy (using a  DOS boot disk) and did a HDD disk scan. It passes without errors, but the disk is totally empty, must have been erased.

Does anybody have a file to load onto the HDD, or a set of disks, or know where to buy it. Have asked R&S, they were doubtfull due to old gear, still open. Any help is appreciated.

[barnacle2k]

You have to find someone with an UPL and get him to clone the HDD content for you.

But maybe only the partition table / filesystem were destroyed.
Try removing the HDD and connect it to a "normal" computer.
Then you could apply Testdisk to try and recover it.

[acbern]

thanks for the hint re. testdisk, i will check that.

Unfortunatelly I do know anybody who has that unit to clone a hdd. Maybe someone ho reads this here in germany has a unit and still has its old hdd and is getting nervous, I would, besides paying a fee, also clone this to a solid state disk.

[acbern]

I did check the hdd with the tool, thanks again for the hint. it scans ok, I can load data onto the disk once I have booted into win98 from floppy. so hdd seems ok overall.

The user manual states that as part of the deliverables a set of floppy disks comes with the unit, one with the OS, the other with the program files (both zipped).
So if anyone has that and could make a copy of both disks that would be a simple solution.

[German_EE]

Please post the model number, I will see what I can find.

[acbern]

The number of the UPl indicated on the rear is 1708.2008.06.
Thanks

[German_EE]

This is most odd. I have been to three R&S websites and under UPL Firmware the only file is 'R&S®UPP UPx Sequencing Software Operating Manual V 1.0   26.06.2013' The same file appears under the UPP section.

Investigations continue.

[acbern]

there is no firmware available on the RS website, unfortunatelly, I have already checked.

[German_EE]

On your behalf I have emailed a friend of mine who used to be a field service engineer for R&S, let us see if he can come up with the software.

[acbern]

Great, much appreciated!!

[German_EE]

Please send me a PM with your email address, I have your software 

[analizator]

I have UPL anylzer by myself too.....since i cannot find software anywhere, if someone still has it would like to have it too......

thanks!

[Ivan_Vetrov]

Please help with the software for this device. My mail motor242@list.ru

[German_EE]

To all thread members

My source is no longer able to supply software or service information for R&S equipment as he has been forced to return all material back to the company.

German_EE