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storage.blogs.techtarget.com - 1/16/2009
Seagate 1 TB Barracuda users report failures
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More than 20 users have posted to a thread on Seagate’s official Community Forums reporting that their 1 TB 7200 RPM Seagate Barracuda desktop drives have failed. The drives failed soon after purchase, from as little as 2 weeks to as long as seven months; several users reported the ...
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seagate.custkb.com - 1/17/2009
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— seagate.custkb.com — Firmware Recommendations for Seagate Drives [207931] Subscribe Back Table Of Contents FAQ FAQ Also Viewed Does my... drive need a firmware update? [206091] Barracuda 7200.11 SATA models with firmware SD04 or SD14 [203791] Where can I get a driver for ... (more) Seagate Knowledge Base

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Seagate customers swamped by Barracuda drive failures • The Register
theregister.co.uk - 1/16/2009
Seagate customers swamped by Barracuda drive failures • The Register
— theregister.co.uk — Barracuda failure map Countries affected by the Barracuda firmware failure. (Map from user DerSnoezie on MSFN forum.)... (more) Seagate customers swamped by Barracuda drive failures • ...

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Seagate isolates 'potential' Barracuda flaw • The Register
theregister.co.uk - 1/19/2009
Seagate isolates 'potential' Barracuda flaw • The Register
— theregister.co.uk — After reports that its 1TB Barracuda drives are failing at an unusually high rate, Seagate says it... has isolated a "potential firmware issue" that would seem to be the cause of this worldwide plague. The company will provide a free firmware upgrade for ... (more) Seagate isolates 'potential' Barracuda flaw • The Register

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