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01-25-2009, 11:59 PM
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#1 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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| Anyone has problem with Seagate HDD lately ?
Just saw a news online that Seagate HDD having crazy problems.
Anyone here encounter problems so far ?????
There are models listed out below.
Barracuda 7200.11
ST31000340AS
ST31000640AS
ST3750330AS
ST3750630AS
ST3640330AS
ST3640630AS
ST3500320AS
ST3500620AS
ST3500820AS
ST31500341AS
ST31000333AS
ST3640323AS
ST3640623AS
ST3320613AS
ST3320813AS
ST3160813AS
Barracuda ES.2 SATA
ST31000340NS
ST3750330NS
ST3500320NS
ST3250310NS
DiamondMax 22
STM31000340AS
STM31000640AS
STM3750330AS
STM3750630AS
STM3500320AS
STM3500620AS
STM3500820AS
STM31000334AS
STM3320614AS
STM3160813AS
In Japan, they also stop selling those problem models as well in Akiba  
Here are the news~ http://www.techworld.com/security/ne...&NewsID=109670 http://technologizer.com/2009/01/21/...problems-soon/
And ~
lots problem in Asia as well.
It's been posted all over the forums. http://www.hd.club.tw/thread-18745-1-1.html http://www.pcdvd.com.tw/showthread.php?t=836525
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01-26-2009, 12:21 AM
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#2 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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i have a ST3500320AS and no problems so far *touch wood
y not post what news u saw online instead of just telling us seagate has a problem.
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01-26-2009, 12:53 AM
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#4 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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I would say the problem has been resolved last week with a firmware update. If you have one of these drives, you should update your fimware. You can find the update at Seagate.
If you care to read more (50+ pages) browse the Seagate forums.
Has anyone here experiences a bricking problem at boot time?
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01-26-2009, 07:42 AM
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#5 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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st31500341as sata 1.5tb no problems.
dunno if i wanna upgrade firmware seeing how things are good as is.
edit: both my drives are on the list, however inputting my serial number on the checker showed update was not needed.
Oh well.
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01-26-2009, 08:04 AM
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#6 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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yes, I have returned 2 of my seagate HDs (250 and 500) last year.
the service center said something about the faulty control arm that causes weird ticking noise. Go look it up on the web, I have found many users complained the same issue.
Don't think it's the firmware...
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01-26-2009, 09:05 AM
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#7 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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man ~ I just hope nothing happen to those Seagate drives.
I have total over 20 TB of data my server rack....
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01-26-2009, 10:03 AM
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01-26-2009, 10:31 AM
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#9 | | The RS Freebie guru
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The complaints involve drives running Linux, Mac OS X and Windows Vista.
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01-26-2009, 12:09 PM
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My drive ST37500330AS on SD15 firmware apparently is one of the affected models. I've been running on this drive for about a year now with no issues.
Updated the firmware anyways just to be safe.
I've never really had any major issues with Seagates - I've only ever had to RMA one drive (a 250GB drive) that I was using in an external enclosure. I suspect however that it may have been heat related as the enclosure got unusually warm when it was powered up for a period of time.
I've had to say that I've returned more WD's that I have Seagates.
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01-26-2009, 01:40 PM
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#11 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by asian_XL
the service center said something about the faulty control arm that causes weird ticking noise. Go look it up on the web, I have found many users complained the same issue.
| ticking noise with my 1.5TB - yes, upon booting.
I've also read many complaints with the 7200.11 barracudas.
I think the 1TB drives are fine though. Quote:
Originally Posted by syee
Updated the firmware anyways just to be safe.
| Did you lose any data during the upgrading process?
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01-26-2009, 02:06 PM
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#12 | | RS Licensed Vendor
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I was looking into the Seagate HDD's, and heard about firmware issues.
This really makes my decision clear. Do not buy seagate til they fix this issue. If you read the NCIX forums you'll see TONS of threads about the same issue.
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01-26-2009, 03:30 PM
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#13 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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i thought it was only for 1tb and 1.5tb?? those serial numbers suggest the smaller capacity drives are in it too?
what other cheap alternatives are there for hard drives now?
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01-26-2009, 04:31 PM
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#14 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by jackmeister i thought it was only for 1tb and 1.5tb?? those serial numbers suggest the smaller capacity drives are in it too?
what other cheap alternatives are there for hard drives now? | Samsung & Western Digital are regularly on sale at NCIX
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01-26-2009, 05:51 PM
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#15 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Been running my seagate for over a year now. So far so good. Originally had AD14 firmware. Updated to SD1A just to be safe. Supposidly the new firmware fixes the problems.
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01-26-2009, 08:41 PM
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#16 | | I keep RS good
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Originally Posted by way2quik Did you lose any data during the upgrading process? | Quote:
Originally Posted by way2quik Did you lose any data during the upgrading process? | Quote:
Originally Posted by way2quik Did you lose any data during the upgrading process? |
shit. this is what i want to know. i have one of those drives too!
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01-26-2009, 08:58 PM
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#17 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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Originally Posted by Eclypz Samsung & Western Digital are regularly on sale at NCIX | even on sale its still more expensive than seagate..
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01-26-2009, 09:06 PM
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Did you lose any data during the upgrading process?
| Nope - all data intact after the firmware upgrade. Like someone mentioned, the new firmware is SD1A.
You can download their Seatools app to find out what model and firmware you have if you don't want to bust your case open.
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01-26-2009, 09:19 PM
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#20 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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I bought a 500GB seagate barracuda last year. Every once in awhile it'll make weird noises.
I barely use it anyways, I only turn it on if I want to transfer a large amount of stuff from my regular HD to free up space.
Still loving my 320GB. I'd buy several more if I wanted to.
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01-27-2009, 12:05 AM
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#22 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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The Samsung Spinpoint F1 series has had a number of documented failures as well.
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01-27-2009, 02:00 AM
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#23 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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too bad maxtor went down, i loved my maxtor drives. NONE of them failed on me.
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Originally Posted by 1exotic Vtec doesn't kick in on Reverse. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma its like.. oh yeah oh yeah.. ohhhh yeah... OOoooOohh... why's it suddenly feel a bit better... ohhhh yeahh... ohhh...oh..fuck... it probably ripped. | | |
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01-27-2009, 02:20 AM
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#24 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Originally Posted by RX_Renesis too bad maxtor went down, i loved my maxtor drives. NONE of them failed on me. | I actually used to really like Maxtor... like probably early 2000's... always bought Maxtor drives, and they were pretty reliable for me. But towards the end before they got bought out by Seagate, I started having some pretty poor experiences with them.
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01-27-2009, 02:25 AM
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#25 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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actually i remember now, i had 1 40GB failed on me about 2ish or 3 years ago.
i think i might have dropped it but dont remember. it served me well for over 7or so years, too bad i didnt backup the content on the drive tho, they were **important lol...
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane I had some girl come into the busser station the other day trying to make out with every staff member and then pull down her pants and asked for someone to stick a dick in her (at least she shaved). | Quote:
Originally Posted by 1exotic Vtec doesn't kick in on Reverse. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma its like.. oh yeah oh yeah.. ohhhh yeah... OOoooOohh... why's it suddenly feel a bit better... ohhhh yeahh... ohhh...oh..fuck... it probably ripped. | | |
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