Seagate HDD FAIL
Ran across these tidbits while scrubbing the Interweb. It’s a bit dated, but these drives are out there…
Not all of them are affected, and mostly the high capacity drives, but a couple of Seagate HDD’s have some sort of firmware bug. If you have any of thebelow models, you might want to update them.
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To see the list of models touched by this bug:
http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/news.jsp?DocId=207931
To check your hard disk to determine its model, serial number, and
firmware version download Seagate’s Drive Detector (DriveDetect.exe)
from this web page:
http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/news.jsp?DocId=207931
or use SeaTools for Windows that also can be downloaded from the Seagate
site, if you don’t have the Seagate CD.
The Seagate bug: hard disks with the bug will no longer be in working
order (bricked) when the hard drive has been powered “on” 320 times.
Patches will only work on Seagate hard drives that have not yet attained
the 320 “start” limit. Bricked Seagate hard drives by this bug will
require you to ask for an exchange.
Patches are specific to the models and associated firmware version. Do
not make an error in applying a patch that does not correspond to your
model and firmware version or the result will kill your Seagate hard
disk.
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From http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=ata_drives&thread.id=8968 ###################################################################
-See here for a general rundown of current firmware issues
-Firmware Update for ST3500320AS, ST3500620AS, ST3500820AS, ST3640330AS,
ST3640530AS, ST3750330AS, ST3750630AS, ST31000340AS
-Firmware Update for ST31500341AS, ST31000333AS, ST3640323AS,
ST3640623AS, ST3320613AS, ST3320813AS, ST3160813AS
-Firmware Update for STM3500320AS, STM3750330AS, STM31000340AS
-Firmware Update for STM31000334AS, STM3640323AS, STM3320614AS,
STM3160813AS
-Firmware Update for ST3250310NS, ST3500320NS, ST3750330NS,
ST31000340NS
-For all other firmware questions, please see here – Does my drive need
a firmware update?
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