Hard Drive Failures
01-21-2009 | 07:05 PM
#41
Sanest Florida Man
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^Actually Seagate released a firmware to "fix" the problem but it only made it worse and after installing the firmware you get a system disk error and trying to access any backup files or system images to restore from are also unsuccessful. So the latest I"ve heard is that they pulled the firmware
that sux but 
Originally Posted by gizmodo
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<p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/01/dead-barracuda_01.jpg" style="display: block;"> <a class="tagautolink autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged SEAGATE" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/seagate/">Seagate</a>'s <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5134240/seagate-reverses-course-offers-free-data-recovery-for-borked-barracuda-hard-drives">SD1A firmware update</a>, meant to fix <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5130702/1tb-seagate-barracudas-collapsing-a-gogo-users-say">problems with its Barracuda 7200.11 models</a>, only managed to make things worse—bricking the drives of those who bothered to install it. They've pulled the update pending validation.</p>
<p>Barracuda owners who flashed their disks with the firmware found that after they rebooted, they'd receive a system disk failure error message. Backups, if they were stored on the same drive that was flashed, also became unavailable.</p>
<p>If you have a Barracuda hard drive, best follow this <a href="http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=ata_drives&thread.id=5625& ;view=by_date_ascending&page=1">forum thread</a> to keep updated on news from Seagate. Hopefully, the next "fix" they release isn't such a mess.
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<p><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/01/dead-barracuda_01.jpg" style="display: block;"> <a class="tagautolink autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged SEAGATE" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/seagate/">Seagate</a>'s <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5134240/seagate-reverses-course-offers-free-data-recovery-for-borked-barracuda-hard-drives">SD1A firmware update</a>, meant to fix <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5130702/1tb-seagate-barracudas-collapsing-a-gogo-users-say">problems with its Barracuda 7200.11 models</a>, only managed to make things worse—bricking the drives of those who bothered to install it. They've pulled the update pending validation.</p>
<p>Barracuda owners who flashed their disks with the firmware found that after they rebooted, they'd receive a system disk failure error message. Backups, if they were stored on the same drive that was flashed, also became unavailable.</p>
<p>If you have a Barracuda hard drive, best follow this <a href="http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=ata_drives&thread.id=5625& ;view=by_date_ascending&page=1">forum thread</a> to keep updated on news from Seagate. Hopefully, the next "fix" they release isn't such a mess.
that sux but
01-21-2009 | 10:26 PM
#46
She said: it's GINORMOUS!
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we are starting to transition into the new SSD drives now for workstations/laptops, since users' images are relatively small (we don't give them shit, besides OS + Office + some custom apps) so no need to get 60+gb HDDs.
i find they tend to fail much less...laptop users seem to be more happy b/c they notice it's quicker and battery life is longer i might be setting myself out of a job, hehe.
i find they tend to fail much less...laptop users seem to be more happy b/c they notice it's quicker and battery life is longer i might be setting myself out of a job, hehe.
01-21-2009 | 10:35 PM
#47
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^Actually Seagate released a firmware to "fix" the problem but it only made it worse and after installing the firmware you get a system disk error and trying to access any backup files or system images to restore from are also unsuccessful. So the latest I"ve heard is that they pulled the firmware
that sux but
that sux but 
i dont think mine can be fixed.
02-03-2009 | 10:55 PM
#56
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02-03-2009 | 10:57 PM
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02-03-2009 | 11:03 PM
#58
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Seagate now has the 7200.12 revisions shipping. Matter of fact, I just got 35 or so 80GB Seagate 7200.12 cause Newegg has them for $34.99 each...
Also, received 20 500GB Seagates and they were the 7200.12 as well.
Also, received 20 500GB Seagates and they were the 7200.12 as well.
02-03-2009 | 11:06 PM
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02-03-2009 | 11:45 PM
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yea i never had an issue with WD, the only reason why i stopped using them was because the past hard drives i bought were loud as fvck, and not like a loud access grinding/ticking noise, it was a constant really high pitch whine.
annoying as hell.
annoying as hell.
02-03-2009 | 11:53 PM
#62
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136294
02-04-2009 | 12:17 AM
#63
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02-04-2009 | 09:24 AM
#66
dumber than a box of hair
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SpinRite has paid for itself many times over for me. It has pulled marginal drives back from the thin edge of failure at least a dozen times, and made the data visible for at least long enough to get it off the drive and onto another one. If you do any kind of computer maintenance or repair it's definitely worth the $69 cost.
02-04-2009 | 07:27 PM
#68
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