3.AAK firmware was a old firmware used by 7200.10 barracuda, check more on those info.

kinwai, i think the files that you used, was somekind of force downgrade firmware. which alot of people in other firmware considered it's a temporally fix, to wait for the newer stable firmware.

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Added on February 17, 2009, 9:50 amand to clear up something, actually, the 500gb HDD was actually 2 platters despite you can raise to 750, because it was using 2 platters of 350 gb, or even more.

companys are always like to keep secrets and blablabla, only firmwares lock their space, i could agree on this.

you can notice the 7200.11 and 7200.12, which is 7200.12 using 500gb platters but still ending up same price with 7200.11.

i think the reason is because that unlocking all of the HDD space with 3.AAK is not a very good option since all heads that read the platter will move in bigger gaps on the platters. Heads will make some difference actually, certain heads has it's own max angle of bending/moving, once day, you might end up with a scratched platters due to head failure, because if was not design to handle it.

do bear in mind that 7200.11 and 7200.12's head might be different despite of it need bends more to cover the whole platter.

So, anything that using 3.AAK downgraders on 7200.11, must do at your own risk.

This post has been edited by Cyclonechuah: Feb 17 2009, 09:52 AM