Checked my 320GB Segate HDD...revision 3.AAC, so no worries for me

Shhh .. You'll ruined my future plan ..

I actually wanted to buy the Barracuda 7.11 1TB but thanks to this thread, i think i made the right choice by buying a WD Caviar GP. Seagate, because of this, u just lost one ex-loyal customer.

If you don't update the firmware now, you also risk your HDD dying anytime before the next release. It's a personal choice.

Don't flash the SD1A firmware if you're using a 500GB Barracuda.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-5...pdate,6867.html
http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/messag...scending&page=1

btw, I saw there is some model of 1TB and 1.5TB with firmware CCxx or LCxx.
It should be safe to use for now.

haiya, i also which want to follow anymore..

i got 1tb seagate barracuda but now still dont make any problem. planning to buy 1 more 1tb seagate, but after read this thread, i'll change my plan to buy other brand. thanks to this thread a lot.

but i'm still worry about my 1tb seagate i'm using right now. too many data to backup and i'm very lazy to do it.
is it big possible all seagate Barracuda 7.11, FW:SD15, 1.5TB/1TB/500GB will cause this problem?

the failure rates of the 500GB/1TB drives with the mentioned firmware serves as a global warning to all existing users knowing that their HDDs are ticking time bombs. So it doesn't matter, the possibility is there, no matter big or not, its better to backup data now and don't regret for not doing so later.

who wants to go for seagate ? that Brand Seriously Pissed Me off.

Note: This file has been temporarily taken offline as of Jan 19, 2008 8PM CST for validation. <--- wan download the firmware, it show me this wow.

calm la bro , server downtime.

Not downtime. I think the SD1A got problem, so to prevent furhter damage, they take it offline b4 more Seagate users nuke their HDD.

dang.. ticking time bomb..
time for a new 500gb.. WD maybe.
ehmm all the files in my hdd worth my lifetime.

btw.. what's the symptom for all these error to happen??
coz been using mine for more 6months. nutyn suspicious

the symptom of this hdd is where.... When you boot up normally.. it;s ok... but sometimes i restart my comp... then... Takes ages to detect the hdd.... and for Fastest way to cure that is to open the dam case and switch the sata ports... from 1-2.. or 2-3... or 3-4 (who cares, i have 5 ports ~_~) and then it will detect the HDD, Till your Next restart (Mostly for my case)

Checked with the drive detect.. and it's SD15... NOOOO!!! Typing the E-mail for Segate at this point of time.. hopefully something can be arranged... "

scariest is u won get any symtoms,like me.shut down comp without any suspicious activities,second day turn on hdd no longer can be detected

This sympton actually to my 250GB with AAC firmware. Switch port and all that. But after i changed the SATA cable, it is now ok and doesn't have such problem anymore.

Unfortunately for my case, i did make a change of the cables, from the red cap ayam's one to the yellow one's Provided within the motherboards, till the cables from from uglyvamp last time... all also same.. no hope =_="

my RMA'ed 500gb seagate hardisk just came back from singapore yesterday.
going to pick it up tomorrow at PCZONE.
hope that there wont be any problem after this....

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This post has been edited by don_naza: Jan 20 2009, 10:06 PM

just go check whether the firmware is still SD15 or not