Got weird noises coming out? SeaTools for Dos will corrected the wrong sectors successfully

bios cant see my hdd, and even i boot with seatool the software does not see the hdd

Then you really can go for warranty claim.

hi guys, i have this Seagate hard disk 500gb 7200.11, previously bricked once and sent in to update firmware and working fine again
but recently, the same harddisk seems to malfunction again. sometimes the bios able to detect it but sometimes unable to, i tried to use it on enclosure, in windows xp it can't be detected, in windows 7 it shows in disk management, but when i click initialize disk, it will say "the device is not ready", downloaded seatools also unable to detect it, is it dead?

My 1TB 7200.11 SD15 KO'ed yesterday after almost 2 years
Should be my last Seagate HDD.
Good luck guys !

if u got 7200.11,replace it
if u planning to buy seagate,don't buy 7200.11
buy 7200.12
but my 1TB is acting up,a bit,a little...i hope

7200.12 won't have the firmware issue anymore?

afaik,nope but ive rarely go to seagate forum now...but my os drive is 500GB 7200.12...bought early last year...been thru numerous formatting n reinstalling

hi ..anyone got seagate 1TB model: ST31000340AS barracuda 7200.11 firmware: SD1A for sell?

2nd hand also no problem.but working unit and still under seagate warranty.

call me 016 2450898
email : lvchonggeo@yahoo.com

location: serdang, KL

Agree with you, should have checked this forum before sending my HDD to RMA...damn, all data gone. I should have flashed my HDD fw.
Why can't they build HDD like those day...np at all. My Maxtor 20GB still working since 2003.

1 word, HDD now is cheaper than those old days...
I have a Seagate 500GB 32MB SD15, bought because of its large cache size, din do any homework, greedy me, a few month later onli known it have firmware issue, read-surf-learn-download-flash, after a year d HDD with SD1A loaded give up, but data i still able to transfer d data out...claimed warranty, send me back with a new 7200.11 SD15, but firmware already loaded with SD1A, been using it almost 9month

My cousin still own and using his old Quantum Fireball 10GB 7200rpm series...its still alive...XD
d time he bought his 1st PC, AMD Duron 800, at tat time d HDD cost him around RM400-500...

i will have hiccups if d HDD price now is still at tat range...

this time is the 2nd time i've sent my sickgate expansion ext hdd to rma due to 'clicking' rubbish hdd head... frustrated!
3 yrs ago bought a 500GB barracuda, also went to RMA twice in a short period..
bought 2 hdd frm sickgate, RMA 4 times.. wtf is that.. quality gone to hell..
If the xpansion failed on me again, i might just consider it a write-off and no more sickgate frm me

n33d, u run ur xpansion drive long not? use it as download drive or casual use?