unable to read refurbished pcm.

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okay, I just bought a 2005 corvette stuck in limp mode that i trouble-shooted needing pcm.
I was able to extract a read from that pcm. I was not ablt to find a used pcm, so I ordered one from gm.
only available as refurbished. I wasn't sure my read tune was corrupt so I paid gm to install pcm
and load it with any updates.at pick up they said they had a hard time programming. (without any details).
two weeks later I try and read the tune to modify it, and I get the security lockout from to many read attempts.
briefly before that I saw a flash of invalid key or something to that effect.
I don't know if this means its tunerlocked, or if theres a different problem.
im not sure I want to try and full write my car unless that's exactly what one is suppose to do....
I have never seen this message before/ but I see its common when I search.
bottom line is I don't have to tune it, but I would like to...its a stock wifemobile so no parts are on it.
I am using 2.24.188
whats the best advice moving forward?????????????????
what additional info does HPT need to be able to help ,e?

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ANYONE???

if its locked, can I just write entire over it to unlock????

[Keith@HPTuners]

Update your software, it's very old.

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will do-- thx for the help anyway. no change with the upgraded 2.24

can you please answer the question of..
can I overwrite this pcm as I have the last pcms file.????
with sugar on top??

[Bill@HPTuners]

sounds like the pcm is either tunerlocked or corrupt.

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so if its locked, I can overwrite?\or if its corrupt, it wont load shit?

[Bill@HPTuners]

No.

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is that no to both questions?
im finding getting answers here difficult.....

[Bill@HPTuners]

you cannot write a tunerlocked E40 pcm and if the pcm is corrupt you typically cannot read or write it.

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thanks for elaborating.
wonder how the dealer wrote it.......

[MikeOD]

You said the dealer told you they had a hard time programming it...they probably are the reason it's corrupt.