Seagate 7200.11 hard drive firmware woes, Barracuda 7.11, FW:SD15, 1.5TB/1TB/500GB
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 Jan 22 2009, 10:13 PM
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404 posts Joined: Jan 2003 From: Kuching, Sarawak  
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QUOTE(skyline1301 @ Jan 22 2009, 10:02 PM) can someone do a tutorial to update the firmware..scare if i mess it up.. easy! just burn the ISO into cd > adjust your pc to boot from cd > when the screen is up, choose "s" to confirm the model > then select the model u have from option 1 or 2 or 3 then just wait for the process to end > lastly power off pc n then wait a moment n power on again your pc! WALA!!! u r done!!! |
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Jan 22 2009, 10:14 PM
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9,206 posts Joined: Jun 2006
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QUOTE(Matrix @ Jan 22 2009, 08:21 PM) NOOOO!!!!! THE SD1A Bricked my drive!!!!!! haha! this kind of things better dun joke, . after 320th power cycle, then only report back to say its quite safe..  |
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Jan 22 2009, 10:14 PM
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4,251 posts Joined: Aug 2006
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how to know whether it's 320th power cycle? some drives bricked in just few days, some users used for 1 whole year also never brick
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Jan 22 2009, 10:18 PM
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1,098 posts Joined: Jan 2003 From: 'U'nknown 'P'lace in 'M'alaysia
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Hi.. thanks guys for the firmware info..
I already updated mine (the 500GB ST3500320AS SD15 one).. works perfectly fine..  to update the firmware (from the readme file) : Basic instructions: 1) Create the FreeDOS bootable floppy or CD-ROM. 2) Use a standard desktop PC with an integrated SATA controller, or a common SATA add-in controller like a Promise SATA150-TX2. 3) Disconnect all PATA or SATA devices from the system, except the device needing the firmware update. 4) Boot the system using the update floppy or CD. ...and after that u need to select ur HDD version such as A, B or C (ex: A => ST3500320AS)  |
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Jan 22 2009, 10:20 PM
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9,206 posts Joined: Jun 2006
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QUOTE(cyew86 @ Jan 22 2009, 10:14 PM) how to know whether it's 320th power cycle? some drives bricked in just few days, some users used for 1 whole year also never brick there was alot which came back within 1-3months of usage recently .. maybe not 100% of the failed drive caused by this log rewrite problem but could be high numbers return numbers.. |
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Jan 22 2009, 10:32 PM
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4,251 posts Joined: Aug 2006
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hopefully SD1A firmware won't fail us
 but the way Seagate address this problem is really  |
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Jan 22 2009, 10:33 PM
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2,657 posts Joined: Feb 2008 From: Highbury House, 75 Drayton Park, London
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hmm well i need to buy a new hdd b4 i can update, well hopefully this firmware... works.. if not, hehehe
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Jan 22 2009, 10:34 PM
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4,251 posts Joined: Aug 2006
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so far there has not been any complain from LYN community ... compared to the earlier version ... lol
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Jan 22 2009, 10:34 PM
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272 posts Joined: Apr 2006
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Successfully updated my ST3500320AS drive, after reboot, windows will install new device driver for the harddisk.
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Jan 22 2009, 10:42 PM
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9,206 posts Joined: Jun 2006
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QUOTE(cyew86 @ Jan 22 2009, 10:32 PM) hopefully SD1A firmware won't fail us yeah, those healthy drive terus die after the 1st SD1A..! but the way Seagate address this problem is really  |
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Jan 22 2009, 10:52 PM
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4,630 posts Joined: Jul 2005 From: PJ somewhere~
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my ST31000333AS is CC1H version.... is it mean i am safe??
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Jan 22 2009, 11:02 PM
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110 posts Joined: Jul 2007
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my HDD summary:
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Jan 22 2009, 11:19 PM
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19,320 posts Joined: Jan 2003 From: Klang
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QUOTE(dokidoki @ Jan 22 2009, 10:52 PM) my ST31000333AS is CC1H version.... is it mean i am safe?? Yeah~~the most affected ones are drives with SD15 |
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Jan 22 2009, 11:22 PM
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2,657 posts Joined: Feb 2008 From: Highbury House, 75 Drayton Park, London
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My 1 is OEM 1tb can use this latest firmware? how do u update if my hdd is an external hdd???
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Jan 22 2009, 11:27 PM
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QUOTE(ericpires @ Jan 22 2009, 11:22 PM) My 1 is OEM 1tb can use this latest firmware? how do u update if my hdd is an external hdd??? my 500GB is OEM as well, no problem but for your 1TB version, and external hdd, then not sure  |
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Jan 22 2009, 11:36 PM
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690 posts Joined: Jul 2008 From: Taman Equine. Seri Kembangan 
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QUOTE(don_naza @ Jan 22 2009, 11:02 PM) my HDD summary: yeap.. it's time for you to ~_~ Update your firmware XD |
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Jan 22 2009, 11:44 PM
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201 posts Joined: Feb 2006 From: BESUT,TERENGGANU
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QUOTE(RacingTech @ Jan 22 2009, 10:13 PM) easy! just burn the ISO into cd > adjust your pc to boot from cd > when the screen is up, choose "s" to confirm the model > then select the model u have from option 1 or 2 or 3 then just wait for the process to end > lastly power off pc n then wait a moment n power on again your pc! WALA!!! u r done!!! forgot to tell that is use it as external also..i'm using laptop and use the 500gb hdd as external..how to update the firmware? |
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Jan 22 2009, 11:51 PM
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216 posts Joined: Aug 2005 From: KL
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jeezzuz... finally did the update... scary le
 My 2 models confirm ok for update : ST3750330AS SD15 retail version ST31000340AS SD15 OEM( bought from allngap)  quite straight forward process... no need to remove other unaffected hdds to perform the update. This post has been edited by nuodi: Jan 23 2009, 12:03 AM |
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Jan 22 2009, 11:53 PM
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2,465 posts Joined: Sep 2007 From: Kuala Lumpur Status: Freeride not dead
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Just update my 500gb. For those who want to burn ISO CD but don't have the software can get it here.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetr...burnisofile.htm |
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Jan 22 2009, 11:57 PM
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2,657 posts Joined: Feb 2008 From: Highbury House, 75 Drayton Park, London
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QUOTE(cyew86 @ Jan 22 2009, 11:27 PM) my 500GB is OEM as well, no problem but for your 1TB version, and external hdd, then not sure QUOTE(skyline1301 @ Jan 22 2009, 11:44 PM) forgot to tell that is use it as external also..i'm using laptop and use the 500gb hdd as external..how to update the firmware? how to update when the hdd is external hdd?  |
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