I got a 1tb seagate with this stupid firmware also.... mine is from china.... damn seagate....

anyone try out the new firmware posted in few page back? is it suitable for 1tb cause the link is show tat it is for 1.5tb drive....

wat model r u using? i think u create a bootable floppy or thumb drive and copy the firmware in it n try to flash it in DOS.... please let us know wat is the result...

The one i mention is this SD1A from this link http://computerappblog.com/2008/12/02/seag...irmware-update/

is this applicable to our 1tb drive?

strange?! http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/messag...cending&page=17 there is a guy call mle says seagate ask him to use AD14???

This post has been edited by RacingTech: Jan 16 2009, 05:30 PM

by the way, anyone using the WD green cavior 1TB drive? i might want to buy one to backup my current data on the seagate drive.... please advice for a reliable drive for me.... thanks ya!

Dono whether after we RMA back, we will get the new 7200.12 or not? hopefully we can all get the new problem free hard disk....

R u sure is SD1A? wat model is tat? is it for 1TB hdd or other capacity? 7200.12 or still 7200.11? please give us more clue so tat we can guest so wat is the possible release firmware.....

if they release the SD1A, then most of us can flash our own already... dont need to wait for the slow response from the seagate......

yours is 1tb or 500gb? got any strange activity running while pc is in idle? mine keep running something at the background, i am so scare tat is the sign of the defective hdd....

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Added on January 18, 2009, 7:27 pmi think probably the data is all gone in the hdd as the firmware is new n it unable to detect the previous record in the hdd.... wish i am wrong....

This post has been edited by RacingTech: Jan 18 2009, 07:27 PM

I am not sure... sometimes after boot into the OS, the HDD led still blinking like many thing is loading... then sometimes when i browse through the folders inside back n forward, then it took a long time to display the icon again... dono is the OS slow or the problem from the hdd. but i only face this kind of problem from this seagate. my previous WD dont have this problem.... i am just worried that the drive may die suddenly... damn seagate... still dont want to fast fast release the firmware.... making me and everybody keep worried on the hdd...

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Added on January 18, 2009, 10:35 pmhttp://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207931

Can anyone try out the online serial checker tools for verifying the affected drive? mine come back saying not affected. Please all the forumers here try to check using that tool n report in the result so that we know that tools is reliable or not....

This post has been edited by RacingTech: Jan 18 2009, 10:35 PM

The stupid seagate, just now i called n he says mine is not affected when he check on my serial then the moment i ask him regarding my firmware version, he said if i am scared, i can sent back the hdd for a swap for another one with new firmware.. i ask him whether there any updates for the firmware, he said he not advice me to do so... keep asking me to backup my data or sent it back.... !!! if am poor n out of budget how i suppose to buy another hdd! #@&?!

now the phone line keep in busy tone.... cant get through anymore!!!!

Anyone try out yet especially for the ST31000340AS user? mine is made in china..... please anyone with similar model as mine n flashed their drive please report in....

http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/self...sp?DocId=207951

New version is up according to....

http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/messag...cending&page=33


Wo hu... gonna try out this one... it should be able to detect -303 part number.

Hey Hey!!! updated my firmware with no data lose!!! mine is ST31000340AS!!.....

But my shutdown still got the "clark" sound... i think is the quality or design of the hdd... physically dont feel any different... just wish it dont die like the terrifying SD15!

This post has been edited by RacingTech: Jan 20 2009, 11:00 AM

WOW!!! didnt know they release again!!!!.... luckily mine ok.... damn seagate... keep giving us problem!!!!

Mine is retail....

how to attach the file? y dont u wait for the final release...

Wow new tactics for counting the power cycle... this is well known on notebook battery but i never know it will implement in the hdd as well... i think this is the only way they can kill the hdd so that business is keep coming in!!! damn cheater!...

By the way.... i already flashed mine to the SD1A! will the counter still running? damn scary.... but for performance wise... the SD1A really feel a lot better, it acts like a normal fast hdd again not like the damn SD15 that getting worse and worse the performance.... curse seagate!!!!

is this same with the second version? i already flashed mine n it succeed. do i need to reflash to this latest version?

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!!!