I've updated my 3750330AS 7200.11 from SD15 to SD1A successfully using a PC. I'am currently using it as my external drive using Vantec casing (E-Sata).
Unfortunately, before I update the firmware, I have never knew (I forgot to check) whether the drive did have constantly increased in Raw Read Error Rate, Seek Error Rate & Hardware ECC Recovered or not. Only after I've updated it, than I noticed the SMART like below :
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01 Raw Read Error Rate 6 108 99 18712507 OK: Value is normal
03 Spinup Time 0 94 93 0 OK: Always passes
04 Start/Stop Count 20 100 100 154 OK: Value is normal
05 Reallocated Sector Count 36 100 100 0 OK: Value is normal
07 Seek Error Rate 30 61 60 1431587 OK: Value is normal
09 Power-On Time Count 0 100 100 279 OK: Always passes
0A Spinup Retry Count 97 100 100 0 OK: Value is normal
0C Power Cycle Count 20 100 37 139 OK: Value is normal
B8 <vendor-specific> 99 100 100 0 OK: Value is normal
BB <vendor-specific> 0 100 100 0 OK: Always passes
BC <vendor-specific> 0 100 72 393259 OK: Always passes
BD <vendor-specific> 0 100 100 0 OK: Always passes
BE Airflow Temperature 45 55 51 757727277 OK: Value is normal
C2 Temperature 0 45 49 45 OK: Always passes
C3 Hardware ECC Recovered 0 27 21 18712507 OK: Always passes
C5 Current Pending Sector Count 0 100 100 0 OK: Always passes
C6 Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count 0 100 100 0 OK: Always passes
C7 Ultra ATA CRC Error Rate 0 200 200 25 OK: Always passes
I've read over the web that Seagate do have problem with a third party SMART reader that interpret the value incorrectly. I'am using Everest for the above result.
So, could someone that haven't updated the firmware, check about this. Just to confirm that this new firmware doesn't do any harm....
Jan 29 2009, 11:08 PM
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