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ubergizmo.com - 1/17/2009
Seagate 7200.11 Drive Failures - Official Answer from Seagate
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You may have heard about issues with the Seagate 7200.11 hard drives on many sites. We have been in touch with Seagate to gather more information before posting. Seagate has found a "potential issue" and here's their official statement: Seagate has isolated a potential firmware issue in ...

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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.custkb.com — Firmware Recommendations for Barracuda 7200.11, ES.2 SATA, and DiamondMax 22 Drives [207931] Subscribe Back Table Of Contents FAQ FAQ How do you rate this document? Poor 1 2 3 4 5 Outstanding (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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