Tag: Seagate

Potential Seagate 1TB Hard Drive Failures

by Adam Tow

Weeks after I updated the firmware on my Seagate 1.5TB hard drives, I learn that the previous model, the 1TB 7200.11 Barracudas might also have a firmware bug in them. Great. Just great. I have several of these drives, most of them being used as my main drives or as backup/offsite backup drives. Four more … Continue reading Potential Seagate 1TB Hard Drive Failures

Updating Seagate 1.5TB Drive Firmware

by Adam Tow

I recently bought three Seagate 1.5TB drives from NewEgg. Before I bought them, I had read the reports of drives freezing under certain operating systems and conditions, but I was crossing my fingers that I wouldn’t experience any such issues. Well, count me wrong on this one. This morning, I started a SuperDuper Smart Update … Continue reading Updating Seagate 1.5TB Drive Firmware