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

[CeFurkan]

i have ST3500320AS uses 9BX154-303

dont tell me that  9BX154-303's are not affected because i already have 1 dead hdd with this code

i have 2 remaining and they may die as well

Message Edited by CeFurkan on 01-19-2009 01:45 AM

Message Edited by CeFurkan on 01-19-2009 01:45 AM

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[bobo_minky]

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I also have 3 of these drives. I have had 1 die on me already. All three are st3500320as 9BX154-303. I have downloaded the firmware update cd image and tried to flash my remaining 2 drives only to get an error saying the it expected to find a st3500320as and couldnt. I have now tried this process on 3 different machines with various sata configs to no end.

Is this drive going to get a firmware update?

[CeFurkan]

i need a fast solution before my 2 remaining hdd die as well

[Symeon]

I also have a ST3500320AS with serial starting with 9QM4 Revision SD15, their program say my drive isn't involve, yet I have the same symptoms of the other drive failing, random hang with spindown, clicking and seek, trouble installing software.

Message Edited by Symeon on 01-19-2009 08:21 AM

[tjkrzemi]

We need the firmware update for -303!  My company has dozens of these drives, and we've already lost at least 10 in the past couple months.  They're starting to drop like flies.  This is NOT normal!

[Hameno]

i also have one of those - is it affected or not?? According to the kb entry it should be but no firmware?

[spacefuxx]

I also have a -303 drive, and was NOT able to flash the new firmware. If your drive gets recognized on 'scan' option of the firmware-flash-tool, you did nothing wrong with SATA/AHCI/RAID settings. Seagate should respond promptly with a firmware for the 303-drive ... EVERYONE with a 303-drive should write to this thread, otherwise Seagate may will not respond !

Message Edited by spacefuxx on 01-19-2009 10:14 AM

[Rodrigo G�mez]

I have 15 7200.11 750Gb drives with the SD15 firmware, 8 of them in a RAID array.

I have another 7200.11 1Tb drive with the same firmware.

All of them have the -303 model number, and the update did not work.

I haven't had any of the drives fail, but I'm sure it's because I haven't turned off a lot since I bought them. The 8 in teh RAID array have been rebooted maybe just 5 or 6 times. The 1Tb is in my Mac Pro and it is rebooted a lot more, but since reading about this I removed it from the computer and I'm waiting for the firmware to put it back.

I contacted support the last week. The first guy told me he will send me the links and so on in an email. One day later I haven't received anything and I contacted support again, and this time another guy told me they did not have a firmware update yet, but "early next week". It appears they don't have a lot of communication between different areas of the company, or even different support guys.

[KnifeySpooney]

i have the same drive st3500320as with sd15 firmware, and the update utility DOES NOT work

fix this seagate !!!

[gestalt]

I own a -303 drive as well and are unable to upgrade the firmware. The online-check says my drive is affected. When flashing, I get the dreaded "...XXXX expected"-error.

just on a sidenote: (sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but I think it might be important to some)

 While using AHCI, the scan-function of the tool did not recognize my  st3500320as, it was detected correct only after switching to IDE.