RainCaster

As much as I want to believe Seagate, the skeptical side of me knows better. Recent threads about updates making bricks has led me to transfer all my Seagate data onto WD drives, then toss them on the bone pile until I know *for sure* that this issue is resolved. So how have your experiences been with the new firmware? What version are you using? RC

I deal with storage vendors as a part of my job- both rotating and memory based. That prediction has been debated for at least 2 years now when we gather in the pubs after a day of meetings. The conclusion- SSDs have their place, but they will not replace HDs anytime soon and certainly not for everybody. I have a large pile of drives (of all kinds) on my lab bench, and while SSDs run quiet, they are not as cool as one would expect. Boots fast, and does not benefit from defragging. Until wear-averaging algorithms get better, I sure don't want to use them for a paging volume.

Told me what I already know: I have a brick.

I'd love to give details, but my company provides parts to Seagate. This came in my 4-core HP machine, which after 4 months is now toast. Thanks Seagate- I thought you could do better. Number:Serial N°:Model:Part N°:Firmware:DateCode:(manufac. date):SiteCode:PurchaseDate:FailedDate:OEM/RETAIL:UserName:Country of User:fail reason/fine:OS:PSU 9QK0:ST3750630AS:9BX146-621:HP24:08476:(manufac. date):TK:10-15-2008:01-29-2008:OEM:RainCaster:USA:Busy:Doesnt_matter:HP