FWIW - I had one person to whom I forward the original message write back to tell me he got three Trojans from the file used to ID the drives in his system. I've had no other complaints from others, so...
Mark - N9WYS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] On Behalf Of Jeff Kincaid No, it's the 7200.11 drives that are covered. But reading the subsequent messages, it seems that I'm better off missing out on this! 'JK --- In [email protected], "Eric Lemmon" <wb6...@...> wrote: > > Jeff, > > Isn't your 7200.7 drive included in the "7200 series" which IS covered, > according to the preceding message? > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Kincaid > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT - Hard drive train wrecks that are about > to happen... > > Wouldn't you know it; My dead Barracuda 7200.7 drive is not covered. > > 'JK > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , Mike Morris WA6ILQ > <wa6ilq@> wrote: > > > > From an email from a friend: > > > > > Nothing like discovering that your main corporate server hard > > drive is a time > > > bomb waiting to detonate. Or the drive in your TV station > > production / automation > > > system, your desktop PC, or even in that external USB or firewire > > box that has all > > > your family photos and the 100gb of MP3s... Or all the episodes > > of Lucy you have > > > on your TiVo. > > > > > > I love the disaster-minimization marketing-speak phraseology. > > > > > > Seagate is admitting to a problem (euphemistically called, "an > isolated, > > > potential firmware issue") in 25 different hard drives models, > including > > > the Barracuda 7200 series, the Barracuda ES.2 SATA, and the > > > DiamondMax 22 series. > > > > > > In some "unique circumstances," Seagate says, "the data on the hard > > > drives may become inaccessible to the user when the host system > > > is powered on." In other words, you turn the system on and you find > > > not only that nobody's home, but the home has evaporated. > > > > > > This upcoming train wreck is fully documented on Segates web > site... See: > > > > <http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/news.jsp?DocId=207931 > <http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/news.jsp?DocId=207931> > > > > > > > Some of these drives may be mounted in external Seagate (or other > > > brand) hard drives, such as the FreeAgent Pro. > > > > > >The actual model list, in numberical order is: > > > > > > ST31000333AS > > > ST31000340AS > > > ST31000340NS > > > ST31500341AS > > > ST3160813AS > > > ST3250310NS > > > ST3320613AS > > > ST3320813AS > > > ST3500320AS > > > ST3500320NS > > > ST3500620AS > > > ST3500820AS > > > ST3640323AS > > > ST3640330AS > > > ST3640530AS > > > ST3640623AS > > > ST3750330AS > > > ST3750330NS > > > ST3750630AS > > > STM31000334AS > > > STM31000340AS > > > STM3160813AS > > > STM3320614AS > > > STM3500320AS > > > STM3750330AS > > > > > > The quickest way to determine if your drive is on the list is to > download > > > and run Seagate's Drive Detect. program available from > > > <http://support.seagate.com/kbimg/utils/drivedetect.exe > <http://support.seagate.com/kbimg/utils/drivedetect.exe> > > > > and see what your system has in it, then compare the list to the > table > > > above. If your drive is doomed, you can download and install a free > > > firmware upgrade from the model-specific link in the above web page. > > > > > > For assistance in updating the firmware, customers can send an email > > > to Seagate at disksupport@ that includes the disk drive > > > serial number, model number, and current firmware revision (which > is . > > > read and displayed by the drivedetect.exe program above). > > > > > > Support is also available through Seagate's call center > > > 800-732-4283 > > > > Mike Morris WA6ILQ
