On Aug 23, 2009, at 7:48 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Manufacturer: OWC > Model: 0x0 > GUID: 0x1D207E02701BA > Maximum Speed: Up to 400 Mb/sec > Connection Speed: Up to 400 Mb/sec > Sub-units: > OEM SATA Device 00 Unit: > Unit Software Version: 0x10483 > Unit Spec ID: 0x609E > Firmware Revision: 0x110
I believe this is the new Oxford 934 chipset which seems to be have problems with Macs. A lot of different brands are using this chipset now, including OWC, Seagate FreeAgent Go, CoolDrives, NewerTech, etc. Almost all seem to have the v.110 firmware, and all seem to have mounting issues on Macs. Some are suggesting it's a sleep issue, where the drive is waiting for some signal from the Mac that isn't coming. Almost everyone says it is a firmware issue with the enclosure. I noticed that some NewerTech enclosures seem to have newer firmware, v.113 instead of v.110, but I don't see an update or firmware available. I'm contacting someone in hopes of getting you a copy of this newer firmware. To see articles Google either: "0x10483 0x609E 0x110" WITHOUT QUOTES, or "0x10483 0x609E 0x113" All articles are ONLY about problems on Macs, this problem doesn't effect PCs. ======================== This is less likely, but there also could be the issue with the firmware of the HD itself. If the HD is a Seagate, many of the 500 GB Seagate HDs were shipped with bad firmware. The complete list of HDs shipped with bad firmware is below, I've marked the 500 GB with an asterisk for you: 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
