Pulled another 320gb HDD from another low meter working 654e and installed in the C654e with the external memory invalid/no boot up C654 and got the same exact message.
Since the firmware for the mfp did not install properly, I will not be able to address the HDD issue until I fix the boot issue. The following steps to try come to mind:
1. Try to install just the mfp controller software first instead of letting the machine auto install all the firmware.
2. Try reverting to an earlier version of mfp firmware
3. Use the reset tool if that does not work to see if the mfp recovers
4. Replace the mfp pcb
Then, if I can get it too boot, maybe I can finally address the HDD lock password issue.
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