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Are there any tools to dump the firmware from either IDE or SATA HDDs? Since we are doing backups of our data,

might as well backup our HDD firmware just in case it is getting corrupted. Moreover, if people have a particular HDD

model and one wants the newest firmware version and seagate plays dump (saying your is the latest), one can get

it and be up to date.

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Hi all. I just registered after reading the 26 pages in this thread.

I have in my fileserver

2x ST3500630AS

1x ST3500841AS

1x ST3750330AS

I have also bought two 1TB Seagate drives to expand with.

So far none of them has failed, but this thread has really gotten me spooked. With the amount of data, I cant keep backups of it all. But for the essential data, I use on-line and off-line backup. I chose Seagate as they were highly recommended and came with a 5 year warranty, but after reading how they have been treating this problem, I can't keep recommending them.

For people relying on optical media as a backup, I must mention that I have had discs fail (only high quality brand media) after little less than a year. I am looking into buying an Iomega Rev or a RDX backup station.

Instead of the IOMEGA rev which is limited in capacity, why not try the 2.5 inch laptop drives? They are cheap. a WD 250 Gig BEVE is only

$79.99 at newegg.com or equiv where you are at. Since this is IDE (you could buy SATA's which are 500 gig too, but you may want

to use a different interface type to reduce the risk of laptop drives having the same problem as 3.5 inch ones if they have the same interfae

type). I have the 250 gig WD BEVE IDE drive as backup and use the Sabrent USB to IDE/SATA adaptor. The adaptor has an external

power adaptor, but since I'm using 2.5 inch, I can run it off the USB cable for power and read/write the drive with the USB to IDE adaptor.

The same would apply to a 2.5 inch SATA laptop drive in using the USB as the power I believe but I don't have SATA laptop drives at the

moment.

See

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16812156017

or maybe this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...82E16812816014R

Note: I did have to buy a SATA to molex power cable (is cheap) since the one that came with the IDE/SATA adaptor already had

damaged pins in the connector which kept coming out. After doing this, the Sabrent adaptor device works great.

Other convertors are IDE to or from SATA:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16812232004

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822998001

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822998008

:hello:

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I'm a little reluctant to peek inside it or modify it yet as I'll still need it in 100% working condition for other people sending me in drives.

Could you at least post some pictures of the kit so everyone can see it? We're all very curious here. :hello:

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Hello,

I have a brand new ST31000333AS, made in China, is there anything known if this series is also affected?

Thanks alot

Hi Jackie78, we need some extra info to awnser your question, which can be found at the sticker on top of your drive:

- Firmware version: SD..

- Datecode: (5 digits, start with a 0)

- SiteCode: KRATSG, WUXISG or other.

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Heya!

Wow, lots of failures.. here are some info regarding my hdds:

9QJ1***5:ST31000340AS:9BX158-303:SD15:08526:KRATSG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

9QJ1***G:ST31000340AS:9BX158-303:SD15:08526:KRATSG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

5QJ0***T:ST31000340AS:9BX158-303:SD15:08524:WUXISG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

9QM4***L:ST3500320AS:9BX154-303:SD15:08525:KRATSG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

9QM1***F:ST3500320AS:9BX154-303:SD15:08345:KRATSG:Mars2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

They're still running fine.. I guess it's just a matter of time until they die.. :(

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Well, make sure you have backups! That's one of the reason we are trying to make this thread well known and easily searched. So that any owners of this model can be forewarned and don't end up like some of us here with personal data stuck in the 'unresponding' drive.

Heya!

Wow, lots of failures.. here are some info regarding my hdds:

9QJ1***5:ST31000340AS:9BX158-303:SD15:08526:KRATSG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

9QJ1***G:ST31000340AS:9BX158-303:SD15:08526:KRATSG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

5QJ0***T:ST31000340AS:9BX158-303:SD15:08524:WUXISG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

9QM4***L:ST3500320AS:9BX154-303:SD15:08525:KRATSG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

9QM1***F:ST3500320AS:9BX154-303:SD15:08345:KRATSG:Mars2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

They're still running fine.. I guess it's just a matter of time until they die.. :(

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Well, make sure you have backups! That's one of the reason we are trying to make this thread well known and easily searched. So that any owners of this model can be forewarned and don't end up like some of us here with personal data stuck in the 'unresponding' drive.
Heya!

Wow, lots of failures.. here are some info regarding my hdds:

9QJ1***5:ST31000340AS:9BX158-303:SD15:08526:KRATSG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

9QJ1***G:ST31000340AS:9BX158-303:SD15:08526:KRATSG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

5QJ0***T:ST31000340AS:9BX158-303:SD15:08524:WUXISG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

9QM4***L:ST3500320AS:9BX154-303:SD15:08525:KRATSG:August2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

9QM1***F:ST3500320AS:9BX154-303:SD15:08345:KRATSG:Mars2008:OEM:me0w:SWEDEN:still running

They're still running fine.. I guess it's just a matter of time until they die.. :(

Yeah, backups are important imo. The failure rate on these hdds.. wow.. I've replaced all of mine with WD Blacks for now so I feel a bit more secure about my data. I hope Seagate will fix this problem cause I'd still like to continue to use my Seagates.

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Hello guys,

I have a Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drive with the data below that is in bsy-state and not found in bios.

Serial Number: 6QM0BQ61

Model Number: ST3500320AS

Firmware Revision: SD15

I would be glad if someone could give me and others pictures/instructions on how to build a rs232 terminal module and with steps on how to remove this bsy-mode with hyperterminal.

Best regards to all of you that is fighting for your data back on this crappy drives.

Richard.N (Sweden)

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Yeah, backups are important imo. The failure rate on these hdds.. wow.. I've replaced all of mine with WD Blacks for now so I feel a bit more secure about my data. I hope Seagate will fix this problem cause I'd still like to continue to use my Seagates.

Thanks for the data meow! Have you currently shelved these drives, waiting for a segate firmware fix/recall? Or are you still using them for low importance tasks?

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I would be glad if someone could give me and others pictures/instructions on how to build a rs232 terminal module and with steps on how to remove this bsy-mode with hyperterminal.

Best regards to all of you that is fighting for your data back on this crappy drives.

Richard.N (Sweden)

Hi Richard, unfortunately we have not yet found a complete solution for recovering your data, but at:

- page 2, post #30, you can find detailed pictures of the required hardware setup by fatlip

- page 4, post #79, you can find pichi's instructions for removing the BSY flag

after that still some additional steps are required to get the drive up and running..

My best advice is to PM pichi to find out about the details.

*BTW if you add some further information we could also include your drive in the fail & fine dataset.

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Thanks for the data meow! Have you currently shelved these drives, waiting for a segate firmware fix/recall? Or are you still using them for low importance tasks?

You're welcome! Well, I'm running two of the 1TB drives for less important data and the three others in another box which I am currently booting as many times as I can.. trying to get the problem but no "luck" so far. It should also be noted that I still got the jumper on + running them on a cheap controller card (SiL3114).

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You're welcome! Well, I'm running two of the 1TB drives for less important data and the three others in another box which I am currently booting as many times as I can.. trying to get the problem but no "luck" so far. It should also be noted that I still got the jumper on + running them on a cheap controller card (SiL3114).

Incredible, what a nice test setup you have going there :P We sure would like to hear about your results when you've finished tormenting them!

My personal bet is that the 500GB drive with datecode 08345 will last the longest, since according to the date code calculator it was assembled on 27-02-08, making it the oldest of the 5 drives.

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