Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drives failing

jmke · 14th January 2009, 19:06

SEAGATE'S FLAGSHIP desktop Barracuda 7200.11 drives, in particular the 1TB (ST31000340AS) units, are failing at an alarming rate and prompting outrage from their faithful customers.

A new self-bricking feature apparently resides in faulty firmware microcode which will rear its ugly head sometime at boot detection. Essentially the drive will be working as normal for a while, then - out of the blue - it'll brick itself to death. The next time you reboot your computer the drive will simply lock itself up as a failsafe and won't be detected by the BIOS. In other words, there's power, spin-up, but no detection to enable booting.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...200-11-failing

Xploited Titan · 15th January 2009, 09:36

That's the same problem I have with my 7200.10 750 GB.

Was the drive used in a LaCie d2 Quadra 750 GB and it started acting up.

Now I'm not even sure the drive will spin.

My brother had a 1 TB LaCie Quadra v2 which shortly after landing in RMA at LaCie started working too, but here, it was a WD drive.

But all in all, I'm done with LaCie and Seagate. Seen soo many drives from both brands fail lately I can't trust them anymore.

FireTech · 15th January 2009, 10:46

I stopped using Seagate a while ago once I realised how hot they run in comparison with WD & Samsung. The price difference was also a factor.

Glad I made that decision.

14th January 2009, 19:06	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,473	Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drives failing SEAGATE'S FLAGSHIP desktop Barracuda 7200.11 drives, in particular the 1TB (ST31000340AS) units, are failing at an alarming rate and prompting outrage from their faithful customers. A new self-bricking feature apparently resides in faulty firmware microcode which will rear its ugly head sometime at boot detection. Essentially the drive will be working as normal for a while, then - out of the blue - it'll brick itself to death. The next time you reboot your computer the drive will simply lock itself up as a failsafe and won't be detected by the BIOS. In other words, there's power, spin-up, but no detection to enable booting. http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...200-11-failing __________________

15th January 2009, 09:36	#2
Xploited Titan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 963	That's the same problem I have with my 7200.10 750 GB. Was the drive used in a LaCie d2 Quadra 750 GB and it started acting up. Now I'm not even sure the drive will spin. My brother had a 1 TB LaCie Quadra v2 which shortly after landing in RMA at LaCie started working too, but here, it was a WD drive. But all in all, I'm done with LaCie and Seagate. Seen soo many drives from both brands fail lately I can't trust them anymore. __________________ I see living people....

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15th January 2009, 10:46	#3
FireTech Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 268	I stopped using Seagate a while ago once I realised how hot they run in comparison with WD & Samsung. The price difference was also a factor. Glad I made that decision.