A warning to all seagate hard drives users and buyers

[Deleted member 26636]

hey guys i also have two seagate hdd's--an 80gb ide that is 3 yrs old & a 360gb sata that was purchased on the last week of may 08....both of these are currently running fine..i boot from my 80gb ide & my 360gb(usable 335gb) is just for data storage...should i also be concerned?

 

[tkin]

hey guys i also have two seagate hdd's--an 80gb ide that is 3 yrs old & a 360gb sata that was purchased on the last week of may 08....both of these are currently running fine..i boot from my 80gb ide & my 360gb(usable 335gb) is just for data storage...should i also be concerned?

If the 360GB HDD is 7200.11 model, its screwed, if its 7200.10 or 7200.9 or anything else its absolutely fine.(the model no. is printed on the HDD lebel on the top right corner). 80GB models are not affected.

 

[max_demon]

i was wondering why my 500 GB HDD was being replaced 3ice last 6 months

 

[ashu888ashu888]

If the 360GB HDD is 7200.11 model, its screwed, if its 7200.10 or 7200.9 or anything else its absolutely fine.(the model no. is printed on the HDD lebel on the top right corner). 80GB models are not affected.

Ooh ok will surely check those 7200.xx types then, but are u sure thats the only check we can do to ensure wether HDD is good or bad ?? (abt seagate)... !! im planning to get a 2nd HDD so plz suggest sumthing above 200GB...
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[desiibond]

Seagate offering firmware fix and free data recovery for the following:

Barracuda 7200.11
ST31000340AS
ST3750330AS
ST3640330AS
ST3500320AS
ST31500341AS
ST31000333AS
ST3640323AS
ST3640623AS
ST3320613AS
ST3320813AS
ST3160813AS

Barracuda ES.2 SATA
ST31000340NS
ST3750330NS
ST3500320NS
ST3250310NS

DiamondMax 22
STM31000340AS
STM3750330AS
STM3500320AS
STM31000334AS
STM3320614AS
STM3160813AS

 

[tkin]

Ooh ok will surely check those 7200.xx types then, but are u sure thats the only check we can do to ensure wether HDD is good or bad ?? (abt seagate)... !! im planning to get a 2nd HDD so plz suggest sumthing above 200GB...
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Get Western Digital, I despise Seagate and if you buy it, soon you'll spend most of your time travelling to and fro to the survice centre, any hdd starting with "Sea" and ending with "Gate" is a ticking time-bomb.

Seagate offering firmware fix and free data recovery for the following:

Barracuda 7200.11
ST31000340AS
ST3750330AS
ST3640330AS
ST3500320AS
ST31500341AS
ST31000333AS
ST3640323AS
ST3640623AS
ST3320613AS
ST3320813AS
ST3160813AS

Barracuda ES.2 SATA
ST31000340NS
ST3750330NS
ST3500320NS
ST3250310NS

DiamondMax 22
STM31000340AS
STM3750330AS
STM3500320AS
STM31000334AS
STM3320614AS
STM3160813AS

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!
A BIG LAUGH.

First of all OEM drives are not supported for free Data recovery, and Retail drives are not sold in Kolkata(believe me, I searched)

Second reason is,(read here)
1.*www.tomshardware.com/news/seagate-500gb-1tb-firmware-update,6867.html
2.*forums.seagate.com/stx/board/messa...&thread.id=5625&view=by_date_ascending&page=1

Everyone-PLEASE BOYCOTT SEAGATE, they are drowning in their own S**T

P.S- No offense to you

 

[ashu888ashu888]

^^
thanx for the update.. will enquire abt WDs now..

(btw, using a Seagate 7200rpm 160 GB SATA-I hdd for the past 3 yrs w'out any problems) maybe these newer drives hv this problem )
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Cheers n e-peace...

 

[topgear]

Seagate has fixed SD1A firmware bug. They released the 2nd version of it. It will
bring the bricked drives back to life as they said.

This new firmware upgrade corrects compatibility issues that occurred with the firmware download provided on our support website on Jan. 16

I've read in seagate's forum that it brings back bricked drives to life.

I've one of those ST3500320AS ( 500GB 32MB Buffer Model )
FW Version: SD15

the first buggy version of SD1A firmware has the file name of : MooseDT-32MB-SD1A.ISO
Am I right guys.

Flashed just 5 minutes ago with SD1A firmware the 2nd version.
The file name is : MooseDT-SD1A-2D-8-16-32MB.ISO - Can you guys confirm that the file name is different from the 1st version of SD1A firmware.

*support.seagate.com/firmware/MooseDT-SD1A-2D-8-16-32MB.ISO

*forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=ata_drives&thread.id=6813
*forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=ata_drives&thread.id=4771

*seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207931
*seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207951

 

[Deleted member 26636]

ok...my 360gb SATA(usable 335gb) hdd is of 7200.10 rpm...so is it safe? also i visited the seagate website but couldn't find my hdd in the product list...my hdd's model no is--
3M-ST3360320AS(this is what shows up in the bios)..this model no was nowhere in the list of products(barracuda list)....the strange fact is there is no 360gb model listed on the website...in my computer management>disk management panel it shows capacity as 335gb. i bought the hdd back in may 08.how come it is not listed in the website?

 

[tkin]

Seagate has fixed SD1A firmware bug. They released the 2nd version of it. It will
bring the bricked drives back to life as they said.



I've read in seagate's forum that it brings back bricked drives to life.

I've one of those ST3500320AS ( 500GB 32MB Buffer Model )
FW Version: SD15

the first buggy version of SD1A firmware has the file name of : MooseDT-32MB-SD1A.ISO
Am I right guys.

Flashed just 5 minutes ago with SD1A firmware the 2nd version.
The file name is : MooseDT-SD1A-2D-8-16-32MB.ISO - Can you guys confirm that the file name is different from the 1st version of SD1A firmware.

*support.seagate.com/firmware/MooseDT-SD1A-2D-8-16-32MB.ISO

*forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=ata_drives&thread.id=6813
*forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=ata_drives&thread.id=4771

*seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207931
*seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207951

Yes, the second firmware, the one you mentioned fixed the bug, but i still won't buy Seagate ever.

ok...my 360gb SATA(usable 335gb) hdd is of 7200.10 rpm...so is it safe? also i visited the seagate website but couldn't find my hdd in the product list...my hdd's model no is--
3M-ST3360320AS(this is what shows up in the bios)..this model no was nowhere in the list of products(barracuda list)....the strange fact is there is no 360gb model listed on the website...in my computer management>disk management panel it shows capacity as 335gb. i bought the hdd back in may 08.how come it is not listed in the website?

Your drive is safe, it may fail like normal drives but is not affected by the widespread FW bug. Its O.K.

 

[topgear]

@ tkin

Have you got that WD 640GB AAKS drive ?

 

[tkin]

@ tkin

Have you got that WD 640GB AAKS drive ?

NO,
Unfortunately Seagate is so popular here in kolkata, no store stocks WD drives over 160GB, after a hefty search all day I found some WD Caviar Green (WDxxxxAACS) drives of 500, 640 and 1TB size.

I'm really pissed off, store guys said I may need to wait for months to get AAKS or AALS(black) which haven't shipped for long.

Green drives are good and reliable but has 5400RPM spindle speed and only 70MBPs transfer rate. So these are damn slow.

So what do you think, should I wait for AAKS or get the AACS one??

BTW-Lynx Chandigarh has some AAKS, are they reliable?

 

[desiibond]

I think Lynx Chandigarh is reliable and I think you can also order online from itwares.com

Jupiter International Ltd.
(WD Volume Distributor)
30 Jadunath Dey Road
4th Floor
Kolkata - 700012
India
Phone: +91.33.2212.1406
Fax: +91.33.2212.1404
*www.jil-jupiter.com


Lalani Infotech Ltd
(WD Volume Distributor)
25 Ganesh Chandra Avenue
Kolkata - 700013
India
Phone: +91.33.2211.5285
Fax: +91.33.2211.6452.


Give a call to these and tell them that h/w vendor is saying to wait for a month to get a HDD. ask them for other options.

 

[tkin]

I think Lynx Chandigarh is reliable and I think you can also order online from itwares.com

Jupiter International Ltd.
(WD Volume Distributor)
30 Jadunath Dey Road
4th Floor
Kolkata - 700012
India
Phone: +91.33.2212.1406
Fax: +91.33.2212.1404
*www.jil-jupiter.com


Lalani Infotech Ltd
(WD Volume Distributor)
25 Ganesh Chandra Avenue
Kolkata - 700013
India
Phone: +91.33.2211.5285
Fax: +91.33.2211.6452.


Give a call to these and tell them that h/w vendor is saying to wait for a month to get a HDD. ask them for other options.

Well then, let me tell you my whole experiance. After the store guy failed to prove that WD6400AAKS and WD6400AACS are same he called some guy claiming to be regional manager of WD in East India.

He first tried to explain about WD6400AACS's features which I obviously knew, felt like he was reading the text on WD website, the same crap about Intellipark and Intelliseek and so on. Later he said that both WD Caviar Black(AALS) and WD caviar Blue(AAKS) has been discontinued and he never let me speak, just babbled about the ecofriendlyness and kept holding to his point. I felt really really pissed off, just walked out of the store.

Its toal CRAP, I need some help, the only thing that concerns me is the HDD packing quality done by Lynx, its OEM drive so bad packaging by them might damage the drive. I can pay some cash for packaging if needed, just need to confirm with the Store owner, isn't he on the forum?

BTW-Lalani doesn't even keep 160GB WD, I went there, now that's irony.

 

[topgear]

Ya. I also searched for 640GB AAKS on december on every shop possible but found none.

Some shopkeepers even don't know 640GB hdd does exists.

Seems like you have to order it out from lynx-india.

I have only one doubt though - If someone buy a hdd from there will they get local warranty.

 

[tkin]

Ya. I also searched for 640GB AAKS on december on every shop possible but found none.

Some shopkeepers even don't know 640GB hdd does exists.

Seems like you have to order it out from lynx-india.

I have only one doubt though - If someone buy a hdd from there will they get local warranty.

Well, USA users get warranty for hdds purchased from Newegg so why shouldn't we, but still, what concerns me most is the packing and shipment quality. Looks like AACS is the way, might wait for another month or so.

 

[topgear]

But some gfx cards distributors ( like aditya ) doesn't offer warranties if you don't buy it from local place.

Read about this in here when a guy was trying to buy his Sapphire . So at last he bought a palit gfx card.

 

[zyberboy]

Its toal CRAP, I need some help, the only thing that concerns me is the HDD packing quality done by Lynx, its OEM drive so bad packaging by them might damage the drive. I can pay some cash for packaging if needed, just need to confirm with the Store owner, isn't he on the forum?

u can call him or ask in lynx forum *www.lynx-india.com/nonbeta/forums/

 

[k4ce]

all those ppl looking for a 1TB drive , try the hitachi deskstar 1tb model ... its good ... fast and reliable ... available in most places ... this is my second hitachi ... no problems as yet ...*www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145233

 

[tkin]

Well guys I ditched Seagate finally. Got WD5000AACS 500GB drive, its the 5400RPM GP series, but HDtune shows;

AVG Read-74.5MBPs(good).
Seek-14.8ms(NCQ disabled, beats the 7200RPM Seagate drive).

This drive rocks, and I forgot to mention the noise, THERE ISN'T ANY, very very quiet, and cool, just love it, with 5 yrs onsite warranty.