BwE is back with an important update to their NOR validation tool. Want to verify that system dump? This app is one of the best!

BetterWayElectronics told us not too long ago that they felt development for NOR Validator had just about finished. Apparently the team seems to have changed their minds and released this completely new version numbered at 1.30. As the name implies, this tool can be used to validate a PS3s NOR dump before you flash it. With its thousands of checks, this app can help make the entire process feel a bit more safe, although it's stil no guarantee for success. A portion of the development changes are below!

1.30 - 21/05/2013 : completely rewritten eid, cisd, ccsd + added more validations to it, upgraded other minor validations. all due to upcoming nand validator (note: possibly final version, unless adding firmware revisions/new consoles)
1.28 - 15/05/2013 : completely rewritten cvtrm validation + added more validations to it, upgraded/perfected entropy
1.25 - 13/05/2013 : added entropy check for metldr/bootldr
1.24 - 06/05/2013 : added more information to suit newly discovered ps3 data, improved validation, added a tip for bad md5's, removed version forcing
1.23 - 29/04/2013 : improved validation, added 4.41 ofw information
1.22 - 16/04/2013 : added 115 more validations + changed statistic range for bootldr + other small boring changes
1.21 - 11/04/2013 : patch3 error fix.
1.20 - 10/04/2013 : added new console data, removed 3.56 patch (replaced with 4.40), added protection against using old validator, changed corruption check (again!), added quick info for console.
1.19 - 09/04/2013 : changed metldr statistic range, minver check (to suit refurbished ps3s), corruption changes
1.18 - 08/04/2013 : upgraded cisd/cell_ext_nor_area/metldr validations to suit unique metldr.2 revision, changed corruption output (again).
1.17 - 08/04/2013 : changed repetition check, changed corruption output, bugfix