Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
I have a quick question (I hope). I used the drive and serial number checking stuff at the Seagate site a while back, (06-12-09) and found a couple drives that needed their firmware upgraded manually BY ME, done locally, AND in ADVANCE of problems with NEW firmware provided by the Seagate site for my SPECIFIC drives. This was a proactive step to prevent the drive bricking itself. (Hopefully.) Is this the same problem, but a manual repair to un-brick a drive that was never firmware updated? Sure sounds the same... Thanks in advance. Rick Glazier From: Tim Lider Here's a site that explains the fix a bit. Although they go overboard. http://sites.google.com/site/seagatefix/Home Also, go to http://forum.hddguru.com/ for more hard drive info. IT is a good site for info and tools for hard drives.
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
I still have 2 of those 1.5TB drives that had the firmware bug. I bought them and started using them, after 1 week the firmware was released. I immediately updated the firmware and to this day they are running fine. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 4:18 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix I have a quick question (I hope). I used the drive and serial number checking stuff at the Seagate site a while back, (06-12-09) and found a couple drives that needed their firmware upgraded manually BY ME, done locally, AND in ADVANCE of problems with NEW firmware provided by the Seagate site for my SPECIFIC drives. This was a proactive step to prevent the drive bricking itself. (Hopefully.) Is this the same problem, but a manual repair to un-brick a drive that was never firmware updated? Sure sounds the same... Thanks in advance. Rick Glazier From: Tim Lider Here's a site that explains the fix a bit. Although they go overboard. http://sites.google.com/site/seagatefix/Home Also, go to http://forum.hddguru.com/ for more hard drive info. IT is a good site for info and tools for hard drives.
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
Hello Rick, I am not sure if we can repair those. Although, I'm willing to give it a try and see. There is a few fixes to the Seagate F3 HD's I do on a daily basis. I'm not sure if the fix will fix that problem. Clients do not tell us they Bricked the drive, LOL. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:18 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix I have a quick question (I hope). I used the drive and serial number checking stuff at the Seagate site a while back, (06-12-09) and found a couple drives that needed their firmware upgraded manually BY ME, done locally, AND in ADVANCE of problems with NEW firmware provided by the Seagate site for my SPECIFIC drives. This was a proactive step to prevent the drive bricking itself. (Hopefully.) Is this the same problem, but a manual repair to un-brick a drive that was never firmware updated? Sure sounds the same... Thanks in advance. Rick Glazier From: Tim Lider Here's a site that explains the fix a bit. Although they go overboard. http://sites.google.com/site/seagatefix/Home Also, go to http://forum.hddguru.com/ for more hard drive info. IT is a good site for info and tools for hard drives.
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
I totally lost you. Sorry. (I'll try to be more clear.) I edited the quoting (slightly), to leave the original question. I (personally and locally) flashed a couple Seagate HDs with-in the last year that the Seagate WEB site *model and serial number look-up* thing/program said required an OFFICIAL SEAGATE HD firmware patch/upgrade. http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207951 I'm bringing it up now as I was TOTALLY surprised a *certain* one of my drives needed the patch. I was NOT expecting that drive, AND the one I was most worried about shipped with the patch (new firmware version) installed... It would be wise for everyone to use the checker thing to see if their drives are in the old firmware group. There was NOTHING wrong with MY drives, then or now. This is a flash in advance, or brick your drive scenario. And yes, some drives with *bad* firmware may never trigger the bug. Such is the randon nature of computers... grin More info: (The other side of the coin.) With no patch installed: Anyone that had ALREADY bricked their drive needed to send it in to Seagate.(Free.) IF it was the *firmware bug*, there would be no DATA loss. My definition of bricked drive in this case would be one totally inaccessible. I assume IF you had any other normal early hard drive failures, you were screwed, same as always... (Other than a free blank replacement.) This sounded like the same problem, but AFTER a drive was NOT patched, AND had already bricked itself. I brought it up in case anyone had not heard of the bug, or the patch/(new firmware). Note that Seagate stonewalled this at first, and then begrudgingly posted the firmware patches. Firmware patching was something they had *always* said was too dangerous to do locally. HTH, Rick Glazier From: Tim Lider Hello Rick, I am not sure if we can repair those. Although, I'm willing to give it a try and see. There is a few fixes to the Seagate F3 HD's I do on a daily basis. I'm not sure if the fix will fix that problem. Clients do not tell us they Bricked the drive, LOL. On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:18 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix I have a quick question (I hope). I used the drive and serial number checking stuff at the Seagate site a while back, (06-12-09) and found a couple drives that needed their firmware upgraded manually BY ME, done locally, AND in ADVANCE of problems with NEW firmware provided by the Seagate site for my SPECIFIC drives. This was a proactive step to prevent the drive bricking itself. (Hopefully.) Is this the same problem, but a manual repair to un-brick a drive that was never firmware updated? Sure sounds the same... Thanks in advance. Rick Glazier
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
We are on the same page. I had a much smaller drive than that that needed one, which surprised me... See other message. Rick Glazier From: Naushad, Zulfiqar I still have 2 of those 1.5TB drives that had the firmware bug. I bought them and started using them, after 1 week the firmware was released. I immediately updated the firmware and to this day they are running fine. On Behalf Of Rick Glazier I have a quick question (I hope)
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
Hello Rick, If a Drive is bricked (we call HDD Lock) or says it has 0GB on the drive. Those are usually a Firmware Fix I can do. To fix those you need to use a RS-232 serial connection to the drive and run a process of getting the firmware to restart and rebuild. At the company we work for we actually have a computer just for rebuilding firmware on drives. Happens a lot :) Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 7:41 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix I totally lost you. Sorry. (I'll try to be more clear.) I edited the quoting (slightly), to leave the original question. I (personally and locally) flashed a couple Seagate HDs with-in the last year that the Seagate WEB site *model and serial number look-up* thing/program said required an OFFICIAL SEAGATE HD firmware patch/upgrade. http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207 951 I'm bringing it up now as I was TOTALLY surprised a *certain* one of my drives needed the patch. I was NOT expecting that drive, AND the one I was most worried about shipped with the patch (new firmware version) installed... It would be wise for everyone to use the checker thing to see if their drives are in the old firmware group. There was NOTHING wrong with MY drives, then or now. This is a flash in advance, or brick your drive scenario. And yes, some drives with *bad* firmware may never trigger the bug. Such is the randon nature of computers... grin More info: (The other side of the coin.) With no patch installed: Anyone that had ALREADY bricked their drive needed to send it in to Seagate.(Free.) IF it was the *firmware bug*, there would be no DATA loss. My definition of bricked drive in this case would be one totally inaccessible. I assume IF you had any other normal early hard drive failures, you were screwed, same as always... (Other than a free blank replacement.) This sounded like the same problem, but AFTER a drive was NOT patched, AND had already bricked itself. I brought it up in case anyone had not heard of the bug, or the patch/(new firmware). Note that Seagate stonewalled this at first, and then begrudgingly posted the firmware patches. Firmware patching was something they had *always* said was too dangerous to do locally. HTH, Rick Glazier From: Tim Lider Hello Rick, I am not sure if we can repair those. Although, I'm willing to give it a try and see. There is a few fixes to the Seagate F3 HD's I do on a daily basis. I'm not sure if the fix will fix that problem. Clients do not tell us they Bricked the drive, LOL. On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:18 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix I have a quick question (I hope). I used the drive and serial number checking stuff at the Seagate site a while back, (06-12-09) and found a couple drives that needed their firmware upgraded manually BY ME, done locally, AND in ADVANCE of problems with NEW firmware provided by the Seagate site for my SPECIFIC drives. This was a proactive step to prevent the drive bricking itself. (Hopefully.) Is this the same problem, but a manual repair to un-brick a drive that was never firmware updated? Sure sounds the same... Thanks in advance. Rick Glazier
[H] Tracking computer usage
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