Dear Seagate, What a love-hate relationship we have had. It has been 10 years, and while I have enjoyed much of it, I have suffered enough heartbreak. I think it is finally time to say goodbye. Drive after drive has died on me (5 of them to be exact). Your firmware release to fix spontaneous [...]
In a follow up to this post regarding bad firmware on Seagate’s Barracuda 7200.11 line of drives, I am happy to say that they have released a follow up to their original firmware fix. It is not exactly breaking news, but important enough to relay nonetheless. You can pick up the firmware images here: http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207951 [...]
Another week, another opportunity for Seagate to disappoint. I have to start by saying that the turnaround time for my RMA has been pretty quick. I had a shipping notification the same afternoon they received my dead drive. That being said, the replacement should arrive at my house today. I really hope I get it. [...]
