Help!  Need recovery CD for WinME version of TDS 5054 (FIXED) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / repair

author: darron
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 19, 2014, 04:52:04 pm
content: Help!(posting in Repair now, as that probably makes more sense)I just got a TDS 5054 scope, but the hard drive is dead. Well, damaged. After two days, the ddrescue utility has recovered 1GB of the 20GB hard drive (still running).Does anyone have one of these scopes? I could really use a copy of a recovery CD for this. A hard drive image would be another possibility. If you have one of these scopes I can walk you through taking a hard drive image with a bootable Linux CD and an external USB drive.I have a WinME key on the back of the unit I should be able to use with a recovery CD. If I have to go the hard drive image route, I will change the product key in the registry to my key afterwards.If you send me a recovery CD image or hard drive image I'll pay $100.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 19, 2014, 11:15:18 pm
content: Get a Windows image from your favorite torrent site or get a Win2k CD from Ebay.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 07:03:42 am
content: I had an MSDN Universal Subscrition from 2003 but It doesn't have the ISO of the disk, however it does have the whole installation, so I zipped it and i'm currently uploading it. Size is 383,977,943 bytes compressed but my upload sucks so there is still 50 minutes to go.I'll send you the link via PM when it's done uploading with a link where you can get it and I will post here telling you I sent you the PM. I just ask that you tell me when you are done downloading it so I can remove it from that server.No guarantee that it will work with a commercial license, but it should.Just unzip it and make a CD (uncompressed is 427,485,647 bytes so it will fit on a CD) Not sure if you have to change the title in any certain name (the CD I mean) but it should pick the autorun and work.And keep your money, if it works just do some random favor to a stranger (not the kinky way) it's good karma. If it doesn't work I take no responsibility.BTW Windows ME was about the worse OS out there.Edit: This is not a recover install, it's a full installation of Windows ME for a computer not a Scope, just be aware of that.Edit again: to be clear, this won't restore the Scope program, you will have to find that.Tek has this link for the firmware, not sure if it will have it all and you have to register and login to access it to find out.http://www.tek.com/oscilloscope/tds5052-software/tds5000-series-firmwareEdit 743 kbps upload arrgh, but I think my wife watching hulu or netflix or whatever is killing it more than normal, then again upload speeds usually stink. Anyways, 7 minutes to go.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 07:53:55 am
content: PM sent with link, it probably will take you less time than for me to upload it.BTW, this doesn't have the firmware nor the software for your TDS 5054. The link above this post might give you what you need after you install the OS also they recommend you download it directly to the scope via the network.Let me know when you are done downloading it so I can remove it from my personal server.Good Luck.

author: darron
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 11:29:30 am
content: Okay, I'll try this. Not much to lose...I've read posts in other forums by people trying to use the standard WinME install to recover one of these scopes... they never seem to have any luck with it.I think the Tek recovery disks (Tek support guy said the WinME was on floppies... that doesn't make sense... since they don't have any he might be mistaken) have all the scope-specific device drivers already on it.It's not even clear if the Tek recovery disks include the Tek scope application. One post implies they don't... just WinME/Win2K and drivers.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 01:56:29 pm
content: Make sure you get the right version:http://www.tek.com/oscilloscope/tds5052-software/tds5000-series-firmwarehttp://www.tek.com/oscilloscope/tds5052-software/tds5000-series-firmware-0I downloaded the 1.1.5 and it contains these, so it looks like it should be everything except the OS:Code:DocumentsGPIB ProgrammerIVI DriverIVI Shared ComponentsNIDEVICEPNP DriverReport GeneratorTekScopeTekVisa(There's a copy of 1.1.5herealthough it's a different size.)

author: timb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 02:44:19 pm
content: Jesus H Christ, why in the living fuck would they run an oscilloscope on Windows Fucking Millennium Edition?! I just.. I don't... Why? What were they thinking... I... What?Sent from my Smartphone

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 02:48:07 pm
content: Because when they designed it ME was the latest from MS, and Win98 was in the consumer market, NT3 was old, NT4/Win2k was next year's product and still in pre Alpha, and the current cycle was ME.Could have been worse, it could have used Win3.0.

author: darron
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 03:50:34 pm
content: Quote from: amyk on September 20, 2014, 01:56:29 pmThanks! I found the later 1.2GHz+ CPU version earlier, but not the correct older one.I was looking online for old W2K-compatible motherboards compatible with faster processors to run the later version... unfortunately the holes for the serial ports / ethernet / usb / etc are precisely for this motherboard and I didn't think I was going to find a compatible motherboard. Cutting new holes was an option, but a poor one for a scope I might sell in a few years.This might work!I was lead to believe from the Tek forum posts and the Tek support guy I talked to that you HAD to use the Tek-specific Windows install. We'll see...I'm going with W2K for now. I actually still had a CD and a key for that.

author: baljemmett
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 04:28:03 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on September 20, 2014, 02:48:07 pmBoth NT 4 and Windows 2000 (NT 5) predate Windows ME - in fact, NT 4 predates Windows 98 as well! IIRC there was a 'desktop update' available for NT 3.51 shortly after Windows 95 was released, and then NT 4 came along a year or so after that.Perhaps the consumer releases were seen as lighter weight than NT - I'd suspect they were quicker to boot, for instance (certainly out-of-the-box) - and probably cheaper to license too...

author: blacknoise
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 05:22:10 pm
content: Some days ago i "upgraded" a TDS5104 from HD to SSD. The scopes operating system is Win2k. I still have the HD image (OS+scope application) on my server. The size is about 1.15 GByte and i created it using "Acronis True Image v9.5.8076"If you like to try that leave me a short note - than i put the image on my ftp...Kind regards

author: darron
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 20, 2014, 05:45:46 pm
content: So far, no luck. I still have 4 unknown devices in device manager and TekScope won't start because of that.I've installed the drivers put in \Program Files\Tektronix\..., but that was just VISA stuff. The VXIPNP driver looked promising, but it's not the base level device driver.It's possible this older version only works with WinME... or there's some other driver install in a non-obvious place... I'll keep trying for a bit and see if I can figure it out.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 21, 2014, 11:03:58 am
content: Which of the above firmware packages did you download? ME drivers won't work on 2k, and vice-versa.

author: darron
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 21, 2014, 12:33:22 pm
content: I tried the older one first, removed it, then tried the newer one. Neither had any drivers for the main PCI card or what I assume to be the GPIB interface and the front panel.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 21, 2014, 04:42:34 pm
content: Did you read the release notes?QuoteLook for where they are at in there or ask Tek about the location of those missing bits.

author: darron
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 22, 2014, 02:33:08 am
content: It appears the GPIB Programmer and the other extras on the software install are libraries, software interfaces, and example code projects for using the scope with other applications... (Possibly including TekScope itself) So... they're intermediate layers between the drivers and the user applications.The drivers themselves must be on the recovery CD.I did work through a Tek support ticket, which ended after a couple days with them saying a recovery CD is required and they just don't have any left. (Of the WinME version... they have the Win2K version but at a fairly crazy price for a media replacement)

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 22, 2014, 03:23:20 am
content: Relevant:http://www.tequipment.net/assets/1/26/Documents/TDS5000B_CDBooklet.pdfwhich mentions the software should be in the "GPIB Programmer" of the Product Software CD-ROM Contents.AlsoPart# 063350807 Tektronix 063350807 Software Pkg; Product,V1.2.1,Cd;Tds5000 SeriesWhich seems to be the same as:http://www.tek.com/oscilloscope/tds5052-software/tds5000-series-firmwaresince it mentions, Part Number: 063350807You sure it doesn't contain the "GPIB Programmer" directory?Last:Part# 063350902 Tektronix 063350902 Software Pkg; Operating System Restore, Calabassis Intel Motherbd, Winme,Cd;Tds5000 Serieswhich I can't find at the Tek site.http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/tektronix/pricelist-service-parts.htmhas them for $263 and $372There are other places a bit cheaper but not by much, but at least you have the part numbers.

author: miguelvp
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 22, 2014, 03:39:44 am
content: Tequipment has it for $256 and with the eevblog 6% discount might be worth while (about $241)http://www.tequipment.net/Tektronix/63350807/They aslo have it with the os system restore for the calabasss intel motherboard winme cd for $363.00http://www.tequipment.net/Tektronix/63350902/Maybe you can pm tequipment here at the forum to make sure they have what you need.A working one goes for $4K easy so it might be worth your while if you know it's going to work well.

author: darron
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 22, 2014, 07:27:51 pm
content: Woo hoo! I got it running again!I managed to locate a hard drive image from a similar scope. It locked up on boot at first, but after booting in safe mode and removing TekScope and installing the older TekScope version it seems to run fine.There are WAY more drivers on the hard drive than were in the software package. It looks like only the recovery CD contains those drivers. I used the built in drivers to get the touchscreen and thermal printer working, as they weren't initially.Oops! I messed it up running sysprep and trying a non-OEM Windows 2000 key, so I'm going to reinstall Windows 2000 from my own CD and pull the drivers I need from the hard drive image I received. I'd prefer not to be running the donor's OS key.I've ordered a $64 32GB PATA SSD for this thing, too. Hopefully that helps me out a bit on boot speed.

author: wldshy
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2016, 07:27:04 pm
content: Where you got its driver?I hit the nearly same situation,My Hard disk broken,changed and cannot find these drivers.

author: harrimansat
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 28, 2016, 03:42:36 pm
content: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ag5s11mpTf5CghTVp-cA3Setp1lJ

author: harrimansat
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 28, 2016, 03:44:09 pm
content: Quote from: harrimansat on June 28, 2016, 03:42:36 pmSoftware in my scope, TDS5054 WinME

author: wxddjc
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 05, 2020, 03:58:14 pm
content: Hi harrimansat, I have downloaded your ISO,but when I try to unzip the recovery file IMAGE.PQI ，I found I needed a password，Could you please provide the password，thanks a lot！

author: BrunoGelli
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2022, 08:57:05 pm
content: Hi!Do you still have the image? I just found out I have access to one of this scopes (TDS 5054) and I would love to repair it to donate to my local university electronics lab. Someone tried a "ssd transplant" and killed the data from de old HDD...Thanks!

author: Wahyueko
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2022, 10:37:59 pm
content: Help me , if anyone have downloadable IMAGE ISO system restore TDS5032 I will buy it.

author: harrimansat
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2022, 08:12:44 am
content: Hi, I have one for the TDS 5054 with WINDOWS ME

author: sixthday
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 04, 2022, 05:23:41 pm
content: Hi, harrimansatWill you still be able to share the recovery CD? I just bought a TDS5054 (non-B) without HDD. After adding one and install a generic windows, I realized it wont work. Can you share one?ThanksLeonQuote from: harrimansat on August 17, 2022, 08:12:44 am

author: harrimansat
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 04, 2022, 06:33:25 pm
content: Quote from: sixthday on October 04, 2022, 05:23:41 pmPM sent

author: zhang3166a
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 10, 2023, 03:12:11 pm
content: Quote from: harrimansat on August 17, 2022, 08:12:44 amHi, harrimansatWill you still be able to share the recovery CD? I just bought a TDS5054 (non-B) without HDD. After adding one and install a generic windows, I realized it wont work. Can you share one?Thanks

author: Jamieson
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 17, 2024, 02:25:54 pm
content: I have the hard drive image for a TDS5052 (non-B) scope, serial number B04XXXXX. This is the Windows 2000 version of the software intended for the later models in the TDS5000 series, which have a P3/Celeron 1.2GHz CPU. PM me if you need it.

author: elantra
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 29, 2024, 03:04:55 pm
content: Quote from: Jamieson on May 17, 2024, 02:25:54 pmso lucky to have you. my 5054, also a Celeron 1.2G CPU, SN B0407**, when it come to me, with the system WinMe, I'm going to try win2k, so can u share your drive image? thanks in advance...

author: WillByte
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 15, 2025, 02:31:27 am
content: Helloi was just wondering if anyone could provide me with the disk image or the recover CDi managed to acquire a TDS5054 without a hard drivei would greatly appreciate if someone could help me

author: madao
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2025, 05:30:22 am
content: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/repair/tds/msg5945176/#msg5945176Win 2000 edition, but it would work, if your board is intel 815 based.