A warning to all seagate hard drives users and buyers

[AVSEQ]

I've been considering to buy a Seagate 7200.11 500GB next week. Can someone please confirm whether the latest firmware is working fine?

 

[The Sorcerer]

The newer firmwares are working fine. T

The newer firmwares are working fine. The newer drives which are in avail now with new firmwares have reported any issues yet. Just make sure the important data is backed up every now and then.

 

[AVSEQ]

Thanks The Sorcerer.
Any idea where I can get the firmware updates?
Also if there is an update for my model, should I apply it first, or should I wait until the first error occurs?

 

[topgear]

Go to seagate website & download the firmware and install it.

You shouild update the firmware before any kind of error occurs.

I've also updated mine 500GB's firmware. Check this post for more info.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1039229&postcount=28

 

[AVSEQ]

Well I cannot find the download page at Seagate site. All I found is this: *seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/news.jsp?DocId=207931. This page tells how to detect whether the HDD is affected, but no link to firmware update.
Can you please give me the exact link of the firmware download page?

 

[topgear]

Here is the direct link for 500GB hdds :

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

 

[AVSEQ]

Thanks for the link topgear.

 

[anubisX]

I bricked my 1TB today. Lost about 550GB of important data.

 

[tkin]

I bricked my 1TB today. Lost about 550GB of important data.

Did you update the firmware?

 

[harry10]

Just saw this thread.
LAst month bought a 320gb Seagate Free agent passport size external hard drive. Is that also facing any problems like the ones mentioned here?

 

[anubisX]

Nope. I knew nothing about the firmware update. Now, I will buy another HDD and implement RAID 1.

 

[rohan5]

Hey guys i have just received seagate 1 TB hdd

ST31000333AS
Firmware: CC1H

will this be faulty as well or has seagate solved the faulty drive issues with the cc1h firmware??

 

[maldyzooks]

i've had the same CC1H hdd .

afaik from seagate site and other sites, CC1H is NOT affected. It should theoretically work just fine.

 

[Deleted member 26636]

I am thinking of buying a seagate freeagent go external hdd- 500gb. Should i switch to another brand?are only internal hdd's affected or external ones as well?

 

[Deleted member 26636]

I am thinking of buying a seagate freeagent go external hdd- 500gb. Should i switch to another brand?are only internal hdd's affected or external ones as well?

 

[The Sorcerer]

I would consider maxtor or WD as of now- but I doubt there's any issue with external hard drives.

 

[rohan5]

i've had the same CC1H hdd .

afaik from seagate site and other sites, CC1H is NOT affected. It should theoretically work just fine.

cool that's a sigh of relief...

quick questions...
how long have you had that drive?
what config are you using it in?

 

[dissel]

Just saw the post, Last month bought Seagate FreeAgent|Go 320 GB USB HDD,Is it affected ? or is it 7200.11 rpmed ?

Please someone reply....

 

[topgear]

No. That's not affected.

 

[The Sorcerer]

There are some 7200.12 rpm drive failure which are cropping up on other Indian tech forums.
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There are some 7200.12 rpm drive failure which are cropping up on other Indian tech forums. Although if the failure is from the user's end or from hard drive's end is unknown.