Re: [smartmontools-support] USB device: no smart access for Prolific chips

[Christian F. <Chr...@t-...>]

Hi Manfred,

Manfred Schwarb wrote:
> I have a no-name enclosure with a Prolific 3507 chip, and tried to read
> smart information, no luck. Below the details.
>
> BTW: update to latest firmware highly recommended as these devices
> may eat your data otherwise (as encountered myself):
> http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=44
>  
>
>
>
>   idVendor           0x067b Prolific Technology, Inc.
>   idProduct          0x3507 PL3507 ATAPI6 Bridge
>   bcdDevice            0.01
>   iManufacturer           1 Prolific Technology Inc.
>   iProduct                2 ATAPI-6 Bridge Controller
>
>   

A week ago I sent a mail to Prolific and asked for info about this chip. 
No answer until now.

Cheers,
    Christian