Yeah, only 6 months in and got this stupid problem. I think its a matter of play style too. I play quite long hours, and very fast (eg when game is still being saved, I already mess around or move to another save point, etc.). My guess is with hybrid drive, part of the data is saved at the cache and the constant activity screwed it up.

Having said that, when I read the seagate forums, I noticed got firmware upgrades and quite a few issues pertaining to how the HDD reads between the solid state portion and the regular hard drive portion.

Now I intend to claim a new drive, and get a separate momentus (normal) 5400 rpm drive. Hopefully it does not feel slower than what I experienced.
Platinum means it is repackaged to say that it is a best seller product. The whole thing is the same just different packaging. Most people prefer the original packaging (sometimes refer to as black label).

thanks y'all. Add me on psn if u guys play black ops. AwesomeFarhan
im still noob u guys -.-

yeay!

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Added on August 9, 2011, 9:53 pmeh btw, how to upgrade my warranty? I cannot fine the number to put on.