On 06/10/2010 05:20 PM, Gary Wright wrote: > On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Axel Müller <axel-mueller-74@xxxxxx> wrote: > >> I think it was about 1 1/2 year ago when there was a big fuss about some >> Seagate drive models going bad because of a firmware bug. Seagate >> provided a firmware update for these. If you haven't allready done so, >> you might want to check their knowledge base if your drives were affected >> and if you somehow can resurrect them yourself. > > [1] Random blog post on the issue > [2] Link to serial number validation tool to see if it was one of the > affected units: > > [1] http://storagesecrets.org/2009/01/alert-seagate-barracuda-diamondmax-drives-dying-emergency-actions-required/ > [2] http://support.seagate.com/sncheck.html > Thanks Guys, I have an account with seagate (seeing how I have done this so many times) I just type in my drive model and serial number info and they have a screen that tells you (1) whether your drive is still covered, and (2) whether there are any firmware updates that you might try. My luck lately has been (1) out of warranty just be 30 days - a couple of months and (2) already had the latest firmware ... :-( But when you can throw them a Benjamin for a Terabyte of storage, the drives are pretty much throw away at that point (too bad the quality had to drop to reflect it ;-) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com
