So some says ok and some says not even after firmware update eh..

Eh Vanguish,
U managed to change ur 7200.11 with 7200.12? Are we able to do that?

Btw, Just got myself WD 1TB green caviar.. seems WD do not produce 1.5TB but from 1TB straight to 2TB which is already in KL market now I think. As usual the new 2TB price gonna be overkill..

This post has been edited by Shoot@M3: Feb 11 2009, 10:54 AM

ada bunyi krek krek tak?

krek gek........ krek gek...... when reading.
i hope that sound not ending with 'tebabo'

this is sound funny, my 1.5TB (not firmware affected) started to sound weird 'krek gek' 'krek gek', but 'till now.. nothing poor performance happen...

but my affected firmware SD15 1TB still get to run great after flash the firmware...

wth... not affected sound weird than affected one... alahai seagate...

hi guys, long time no on9 due to my hardware failure
just to inform u guys, WD hdd might oso has problems
mine WD 500GB hdd, bought last year, rosak n cant even make backup copy
so, i think seagate n WD both same, depends on u guys' luck

lol.. later dunno want to buy what brand..

-Usually, for every batch of every model of every hardware of every manufacturer, there always be some bad ones.
But this mostly in a very small numbers (less than one percent, I think).


Regards.

i think depends on ur luck also if your hdd got failure... so far i bought 5 hdds in 10 years only 1 has failed me... and it was a maxtor... the rest is okay.

btw, my seagate 1tb hdd still working fine - i did not flashed to latest firmware... hehe

Touch wood all my seagate still working fine and my 1.5 TB is ok too, and I have not updated the firmware.

my HDD model ST750330AS wz firmware SD15 effected d.....just kong last night....waaaaa....my beloved data....

guys,
just check with seagate serial check for my ST3500320AS firmware SD15. it suppose to be affected right... but serial check show "Drive is not affected. No action required."

my serial start with 5QMXXXX , made in china. issit those affected model is 9QMXXXX made in thailand?

(NEED HELP I want to flash my ST3500320AS SD1A 500GB to firmware 3.AAK , ST3750840AS 750GB)

I got ...

1pcs of ST31000340AS , SD15 , firmware flash to SD1A already.

2pcs of ST3500320AS, SD15 - 1pcs firmware flash to SD1A, the other 1pcs I managed to flash and change the capacity to a bigger size 750GB - firmware 3.AAK , ST3750840AS

I now want to flash the other ST3500320AS, SD1A to firmware 3.AAK , ST3750840AS.....

Anybody got that firmware flash? CAn share?

I the other day did the flash, a hacker give me the software...can only use once then self destroy...CAnnot be use anymore but I confirm that firmware able to let me flash to firmware 3.AAK , ST3750840AS - 750GB..

Look at picture proof k...

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Added on February 14, 2009, 4:09 pmand after flash....The capacity is true 750GB...I try to fill it full with contents before...

Already very good I share some good news here can flash to higher capacity....Hope someone can share the firmware with me too

If u have the firmware 3.AAK , ST3750840AS 750GB , please PM me coz I seldom visit hardware to check status one!!!

This post has been edited by kinwai88: Feb 14 2009, 04:17 PM

u means the ST3500320AS can flash 3.aak became 750gb capacity?

YEs...I done that .. But I no longer have the firmware ...That is why I asking around here...

You can check more info here...since moderator move the thread to Technical Support

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/935921

//off topic

My 7200.12 500GB already has 2 reallocated sectors after 2 weeks of use. The threshold value is 36 so i'm asking if this is normal for seagate drives. I read quite a few cases regarding the same issue with seagate HDDs after some googling. Reallocated sectors just develop from normal use after some time. My WD 160GB didnt have this problem. oh well...

wow! didn;'t know can do that!.. liddat we hit jackpot! where the firmware.??

That is why I open a thread looking for the firmware..

The firmware that I use no longer works....If not I will have 2pcs 750GB HDD instead of 1pc 500GB and another one 750GB

y u dont just find an software that can backup/copy/write out firmware,then u can have the 750 firmware?

If got such thing as software....all hdd manufacturer go bankrupt already..

They don't give firmware source code so easily one to public one....

Seagate give the firmware SD1A to update coz force to do so...If not they need to recall every of those baracuda 7200.11 family hdd in market...a recall during this recession period company can go bankrupt one ...

then u explain y gpuz can copy/backup the firmware,and the sound card also can take out the firmware there are many 3rd party software can take out ROM/BIOS/firmware...u just google it ..maybe u have the luck...hacker can take out ,u also can take out

This post has been edited by davidbilly87: Feb 15 2009, 08:05 PM