The 7200.11 ARE affected by firmware issue that seagate has ACKNOWLEDGED itself. You can check by searching the web for yourself.HellBoyX2 said:See after firmware update, all 7200.11 drives are working fine..
only few like urs are have this issue. might be becoz the way u use it, for that u shud n't blame all 7200.11 drives.recent all 7200.11 drives are fixed with latest firmware.
more over i have 3, 7200.11 drives
st3500320as
st3500640as
and 1 T B drives.
before firmware update i had issues. after firmware update, it's been more than 6 month. running 24 x 7. so don't just blame on, simply we had problem..
might be u haven't update firmware or the way you use it.
How a user uses it has nothing to do with it! It is affected 7200.11 drives made in thialand before dec2008. And they have offered FREE Data Recovery for affected disks in US and Europe after this was giving them such a bad name.
Seagate is OFFERING free dta recovery for firmware affected drives in INDIA
Please read
http://www.techenclave.com/storage-solutions/st3500320as-7200-11-dead-seagate-giving-144146.html
Re: HOW TO FIX BRICKED DRIVES WITH SEAGATE TECH SUPPORT - Internal (ATA and Serial ATA) drives - Seagate Community Forums
Though they seem to be not keeping their promises...