Barracuda XT, Barracuda, Barracuda Green, DiamondMax and other desktop SATA and IDE drives

[zephyrnoid]

Ok

Looks like 2 of my new drives are affected. The good news is they's new and have no data on them yet! I downloaded the SD1A firmware but it seems to be in .EXE format so where's the Mac version??

[ADent]

I too am looking for a Mac based firmware updater.

[Turribeach]

the firmware that has been posted so far (which does not work) it's an ISO image which you be able to burn to a CD under OS X too. Where are you getting this EXE from?

[MEggleton]

I think you are meaning when you open the .iso there is a .exe file and a readme.txt.

burn the iso to a disc using disk utility. Then boot up your computer, hold the alt/option key at startup. select the Cd which is titled "Windows" and it will boot up into a "dos" like program. It worked on my mac. until i had to actually update the firmware... grr

[zephyrnoid]

So has anyone succeeded in actually executing a firmware upgrade on the Mac Platform?

[zephyrnoid]

Here's an interesting response I received from my supplier. OWC.NOTE that OWC reduced the price on the 7200.111TB barracudas by 50%. This means that OWC is perfectly willing to sell drives with failure issues. My next post will include guerrilla strategies to teahc Seagate and OWC some manners.

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"At this time we have not received any new firmware updates from Seagate. Once we do receive the updated firmware it will take us 1 to 2 weeks to verify that the firmware update will fix the issue. Until that time we cannot offer you a firmware update and the firmware update Seagate sent you can only be applied on a PC.

Andy Loy
Tech Support
Other World Computing, Inc.
2650 Bridge Lane
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
Sales & Customer Service (800) 275-4576
International (815) 338-8685
Fax (815) 338-4332 "

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My inquiry...
> Greetings
> In December 2008 we bought 2, 1TB drives from OWC that are affected by the issue depicted on the Seagate forum and elsewhere.
> We are fortunate in not having used these drives yet ( no data on them, just formatting) .
> We attempted to download the recommended   firmware update - SD1A from the Seaget website
> but discovered it to be a Windows .exe file.
>
> Please therefore advise me:
> - How do I execute a SD1A firmware update on the Mac platform of a Mac formatted  Barracuda 7200.11 1TB ?
> - If this process is not user executable, please advise me of alternative options, including a return via RMA
>
>   The facts regarding my drives are:
> - Purchased from MACSALES.com ( AKA OWC) in December 2008
>
> DETAILS:
> Bay3
> ModelT31000340AS
> RevisionD15
> Serial Number:REDACTED
> ---
> Bay4
> ModelT31000340AS
> RevisionD15
> Serial Number:REDACTED
> ----
> On-line Order Number: REDACTED
> Customer Number: REDACTED
> Billing Information
REDACTED
> UNITED STATES

> Qty: Item Number: Description: Price:
> 2 SEAST31000340AS 1.0TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA II 7200RPM 32MB W/ Perpendicular Drive Technology New w/5 Year Seagate Warranty! $127.99
> Sub-Total: $255.98
> Tax: $0.00
> Shipping Insurance: $1.00
> FedEx Ground Home Delivery Shipping Freight: $8.35
> Shipping Discount: -$4.40
> Total: $260.93 

[AnimeFunTV]

We Mac OSX users need an firmware update tool too, Seagate.

[sirris101]

New update (SDA1 v2) works both updating and running on a Mac.  See here:

http://forums.seagate.com/stx/board/message?board.id=ata_drives&thread.id=6683

[Milo Hopper]

I wonder if we could run the .exe file in windows using bootcamp or vmware fusion?