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On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 7:06 AM, Helmut Jarausch |
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<jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> googling didn't help me. |
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> I've just got an Intenso Memory Center. According to smartctl it contains a |
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> Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001-9YN166 hard disk. |
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> And smartctl reminds me to check for a firmware update, and indeed, there is |
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> one. |
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> But how can I update the firmware for hard disk connected via USB ? |
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> (The stand alone utility from Seagate doesn't see the drive.) |
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> Many thanks for a hint, |
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I believe you must attach the drive directly via SATA connection, not |
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USB. I have not heard of HDD firmware update working over USB ever. |
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If you are not suffering any problems known to be fixed by the |
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available firmware update, I would not worry about it. |
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