# Hardware Validation 003 — Option 1 In Progress

## Source

`Evidence/disc_dump_v5_option1_in_progress.txt`

## Observed state

The semantic merge v5 option-1 run successfully reached the shared game-region
writer.

Observed milestones:

- drive enumeration succeeded;
- the drive initially presented the unlocked 3,431,264-sector view;
- tray cycling restored the locked 6,992-sector view;
- locked capacity and MODE SENSE state were captured;
- VIDEO-L0 completed;
- pregame synthetic zero-fill completed;
- the normal handshake restored the unlocked view;
- unlocked capacity, MODE SENSE, AD C0, PFI, and DMI were captured;
- `WriteXboxGameRegion()` began the embedded game-view write;
- the shared plan reported source LBA 32, 3,431,232 source sectors, 32 lead-in
  sectors, output LBA 198144, and 3,431,264 output sectors.

## Current classification

This is positive in-progress evidence, not a completed dump result.

Final size, hashes, sidecars, filler checks, embedded-XISO hash, and optional
eject remain pending until the run completes.
