My Backup Failed and It Wasn’t My Fault
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One of my two recently purchased 1TB Seagate 7200.11 drives (model: ST31000340AS, firmware: SD15) decided to join the IBM deathstar family. Otherwise known as the deskstar, it’s apparently #18 on the list of worst tech products of all time.
This time, the drive decided to stop powering up fully instead spinning up and down like a yo-yo. Quick internet research revealed they are failing en mass due to a firmware bug. RMAing the sucker tomorrow for a reflashed one. This is just the latest proof regarding my knack for buying defective storage intended for backups.
Go Figure.
Read full article at:
The Register
Anyone else got one of these duds?
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Dude I just read this in my techspot newsletter. http://www.techspot.com/news/33311-seagate-offers-new-firmware-for-broken-hard-drives.html IDK but it might help?