Seagate 7200.11 hard drive firmware woes, Barracuda 7.11, FW:SD15, 1.5TB/1TB/500GB
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 Mar 9 2009, 11:59 PM
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3,700 posts Joined: May 2007 From: KT/UTM Skudai   
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i also plan to buy a new HDD< seagate will be my choice i think.. but the problem is, i will only goes at most 320GB, this firmware woes doesnt affect right? and HDD price gona drop or not?
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Mar 10 2009, 06:37 AM
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872 posts Joined: Jun 2007 From: Kuala Lumpur(juz my body,LOl)
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just ask for d latest firmware like CC33.dunt go for SDxx or ADxx.u can still find them on most shops
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Mar 10 2009, 09:30 AM
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707 posts Joined: Jan 2007 From: Island of Borneo
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hello guys... wanna ask u all... about the firmware prob for seagate... my hdd is seagate 1TB... and now, sometime the hdd will idle and not spinning... refreshing then spin back (wake up from idle) which cause lag while the process run.. is it normal or symptom of the fault hdd?
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Mar 10 2009, 09:39 AM
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2,682 posts Joined: Jul 2005 From: bukit jelutong, shah alam
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QUOTE(omara86 @ Mar 10 2009, 09:30 AM) hello guys... wanna ask u all... about the firmware prob for seagate... my hdd is seagate 1TB... and now, sometime the hdd will idle and not spinning... refreshing then spin back (wake up from idle) which cause lag while the process run.. is it normal or symptom of the fault hdd? hmm... dunno wor..  u got check ur power option setting?? dun let ur hard disk sleep.. usually, vista or XP, default setting will let hard disk sleep after 20 minute idle.. |
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Mar 10 2009, 09:52 AM
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872 posts Joined: Jun 2007 From: Kuala Lumpur(juz my body,LOl)
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its not d symptom...the problematic firmware will just render ur hdd undetectable into normal start-up.
try donlod hdd-health n seatool for windows,good measure 2 see d health of any hdd i personally use system mechanic |
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Mar 10 2009, 09:56 AM
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707 posts Joined: Jan 2007 From: Island of Borneo
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QUOTE(kokifung @ Mar 10 2009, 09:39 AM) hmm... dunno wor.. i never let my pc idle, even monitor, hdd or power down... all of it i set to "Never"... that's why i'm curious coz my previous HDD didnt show this idle...u got check ur power option setting?? dun let ur hard disk sleep.. usually, vista or XP, default setting will let hard disk sleep after 20 minute idle.. QUOTE(shajack @ Mar 10 2009, 09:52 AM) its not d symptom...the problematic firmware will just render ur hdd undetectable into normal start-up. i hope it's not the firmware problem... i'm gonna crazy if my hdd dead coz so many important stuff in it... the most is my son's pictah since born until now..try donlod hdd-health n seatool for windows,good measure 2 see d health of any hdd i personally use system mechanic |
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Mar 10 2009, 10:06 AM
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2,682 posts Joined: Jul 2005 From: bukit jelutong, shah alam
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well.. u better have burn it into DVDs now.. or u better have external hard disk.. is more affordable now..
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Mar 10 2009, 10:11 AM
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872 posts Joined: Jun 2007 From: Kuala Lumpur(juz my body,LOl)
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yup,always back-up...its cheaper than paying for hdd recovery charges
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Mar 11 2009, 08:59 PM
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i did a firmware upgrade on my 1tb seagate, so far no negative feedback on the drive performance...touch wood...
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Mar 13 2009, 11:21 AM
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1,161 posts Joined: Jan 2003 From: SF Snakeplain
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QUOTE(wKkaY @ Mar 9 2009, 07:46 PM) Here's one data point for you. I have 8x ST31000340NS (SN06 firmware) connected to an Adaptec 3805 (BIOS build 15753), and the drives drop out during heavy IO. And on more than one occasion already. Argh...we got different firmwares, cant really compare directly, isn't?I'm waiting to put the array out of production before I do more isolation tests on it, because I still don't know whether it's a controller or disk issue. My guess is, I have an older firmware SN04, is that right? When did you bought those drives, wKkaY? |
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Mar 19 2009, 09:38 PM
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2,120 posts Joined: Jan 2003 From: In front my PC
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OMG my Seagate 500GB just now suddenly cant detect the HDD.. Finding solution online and got this thread. Damn it.. so now how? since it cant detect the HDD i cant flash the firmware anymore.. Bye bye to my 200GB+ data?
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Mar 19 2009, 09:57 PM
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872 posts Joined: Jun 2007 From: Kuala Lumpur(juz my body,LOl)
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before u do anything,check whether ur hdd is d affected ones
after tht can u upgrade its firmware u dunt have to boot into windows to upgrade d firmware spend some time reading a few pages in this thread n u can do it in no time |
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Mar 19 2009, 10:03 PM
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QUOTE(shajack @ Mar 19 2009, 09:57 PM) before u do anything,check whether ur hdd is d affected ones Dude, i already confirm the firmware n batch for my HDD is affected 1. And i do spent some time reading the thread. after tht can u upgrade its firmware u dunt have to boot into windows to upgrade d firmware spend some time reading a few pages in this thread n u can do it in no time Now my question is... Firmware upgrade can be done if the HDD still alive but what if HDD already fail cant detect? I try upgrading it problem it cant detect any HDD. U got me? |
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Mar 20 2009, 11:23 AM
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110 posts Joined: Jul 2007
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finally,
"disk boot failure. please insert disk system" mine is 500GB, updated to latest firmware, SD1A. seagate can go to hell after this. This post has been edited by don_naza: Mar 20 2009, 11:24 AM |
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Mar 20 2009, 12:44 PM
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872 posts Joined: Jun 2007 From: Kuala Lumpur(juz my body,LOl)
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QUOTE(splinter @ Mar 19 2009, 11:03 PM) Dude, i already confirm the firmware n batch for my HDD is affected 1. And i do spent some time reading the thread. have u already flash d firmware? Now my question is... Firmware upgrade can be done if the HDD still alive but what if HDD already fail cant detect? I try upgrading it problem it cant detect any HDD. U got me?  |
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Mar 20 2009, 01:51 PM
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6,008 posts Joined: Jan 2003
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QUOTE(Xrossfire @ Mar 13 2009, 02:21 PM) Argh...we got different firmwares, cant really compare directly, isn't? Bought them in the UK, about 2 months ago.My guess is, I have an older firmware SN04, is that right? When did you bought those drives, wKkaY? |
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Mar 20 2009, 05:56 PM
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110 posts Joined: Jul 2007
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does my HDD can still be used??
it read as "disk boot failure....pls insert system disk"..  |
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Mar 20 2009, 08:21 PM
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44 posts Joined: Jan 2003
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QUOTE(don_naza @ Mar 20 2009, 05:56 PM) does my HDD can still be used?? same problem as me a month agoit read as "disk boot failure....pls insert system disk".. welcome to the club |
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Mar 20 2009, 10:50 PM
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QUOTE(shajack @ Mar 20 2009, 12:44 PM) have u already flash d firmware? Dint know about this untill the nightmare ..... ANyway where the fastest way to claim the warranty? where location of Seagate in KL? wanna shoot them hard |
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Mar 21 2009, 10:51 AM
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316 posts Joined: Sep 2005 From: KL
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updated to the firmware last month..... so far noticed that its functioning good.
before the update, copying/writing certain files was extremely slow..... like going to die like that. |
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