Seagate releases fixed firmware update for 7200.11

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Submission + - Seagate releases fixed firmware update for 7200.11 (custkb.com)

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NotQuiteInsane

on Thursday January 22, 2009 @02:49PM

NotQuiteInsane writes: "It appears the Seagate Firmware Fiasco (http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/21/0052236) may finally have been resolved. Seagate have now released a new firmware patch, which replaces the patch that bricked 500GB drives. Details here:

http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/news.jsp?DocId=207931
http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/news.jsp?DocId=207951

No word yet as to whether this fix can unbrick drives that were bricked by the earlier patch..."

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