Request for AWG70001A series arbitrary waveform generator hardisk image - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / repair

author: CrazyTiger
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 10, 2025, 02:07:21 am
content: Hi,I happen to get hold of dead Tek AWG70001A. This is supposed to be a wonderful signal generator, if it works. 10 GHz arbitrarySadly someone has tried repairing it, but they did a really poor job it. The unit earlier was missing a 12V line missing issue which I manage to resolve.But the biggest issue is not that, the hardisk seems to be have been formatted and installed with garden variety of Win 7 ultimate and the Firmware, this causes the motherboard unit unable to connect to the AWG hardware.The unit will look like its works but, even it passes self-test and diagnosis test, but your wont hear anything click, or blink, its like running on emulation mode.This is likely a rare unit, so if anyone has a image of this hardisk it will be a great help and a miracle too. I have communicated to Tek, no response from them yet.

author: squadchannel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 10, 2025, 04:08:18 am
content: If your Windows system is running, then you probably have a hardware problem.I think Emulation mode is just a mode used to open a project file like the one in the TLA Logic Analyzer.Windows system installed by yourself? Or is it a Tektronix factory-installed system with no modifications at all?If nothing has been modified and no errors appear, then there is a hardware problem and the device is not recognized by the Windows system, and the AWG software recognizes that the hardware does not exist and is in emulation mode.Is the AWG hardware recognized in Device Manager?Tek responds that 99% of the time, "cannot provide a recovery disk because of their contract with Microsoft."

author: CrazyTiger
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 10, 2025, 12:47:00 pm
content: Quote from: squadchannel on May 10, 2025, 04:08:18 amThe unit came with a hardisk with win 7 installed, but this windows 7 installed is a random Win7 from internet. The device manager does detect two acquisition modules, but It cant find driver for it. Usually computer names for Tek unit will be Model Number and Serial, this one is user-PC. Which is a normal of the shell windows 7. Beside according to the manual the drive should come with recovery partition. This has only one partition.Based on what I am reading the hardisk that comes with this unit is supposed to be SSD, but this is mechanical. Also the software detects the unit as AWG700002A and Serial Number as B01. For an experiment I tried installing the firmware on my laptop, it indicates the same serial number and model number.It might be a a hardware problem too, but its better to eliminate the software problem before going down the rabbit hole trying solve a hardware issue.

author: squadchannel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 10, 2025, 04:12:23 pm
content: Quote from: CrazyTiger on May 10, 2025, 12:47:00 pmouch!Quote from: CrazyTiger on May 10, 2025, 12:47:00 pmSSD is optional.Quote from: CrazyTiger on May 10, 2025, 12:47:00 pmOf course, since it is in emulation mode, it will have a bullshit serial number and model name.The problem is clear. The system disk that was removed for declassification is the problem; I have checked the software available from Tek.com and there are no drivers.Unless a recovery disk or hard disk is available, the repair cannot continue. Only a few hundred kilobytes drivers will hold us back.By the way, do you know the VID/PID of the two unknown devices?Probably a customized driver, but worth looking into.