Crashes

[xFinity]

It sends me message that I have to update my firmware for the disk, but I downloaded it from the producer website :/ I ran this test on windows but it showed me that disk passed all tests, tommorow I'll try to run it on DOS

 

[xFinity]

Okay, so now: in DOS software from Seagate tells me that I need to update my firmware for this, but when I go to their website and enter serial no. of product, it showes me that there are no firmware updates for this disk. :/ In HDTune, I see that there are reallocated sectors, and spin retries with 'warning', rest is 'OK'.

 

[Joe C]

here is the link to get the firmware
Firmware Updates for Seagate Products
Firmware update information for certain Barracuda 7200.11 Serial ATA drives
ST31500341AS
http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/207957en
Are you getting the serial number directly from the drive itself? Seagate may not offer support if you have a Manufactures OEM drive, That means if the drive came out of a manufactured pc from Dell, HP, Toshiba....ect. Then you may need to go to the manufactures web site for support. If your out of warranty, plan on getting a new hard drive Those Seagate 1.5 TB drives have a poor reputation for reliability

 

[xFinity]

Yes, i read about them now, last thing I'm gonna update this firmware, make a scan and if nothing will be showed, I'll just buy a new one. Hitachi will be better, am I right?

 

[Joe C]

HGST drives have a very good reputation for reliability

HGST, Inc. (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Digital that sells hard disk drives, solid-state drives, and external storage products and services

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HGST

 

[xFinity]

And before I'll buy new hdd, can you take a look at this? I ran memtest for 10hours

 

[carnageX]

Any errors at all indicates either bad memory or bad slot.

Run Memtest again, but this time do it on 1 stick at a time, and in the same slot (start with the first slot). Once you find the bad memory module - toss it and replace it.

If it's a memory slot that's the culprit...then RMA your board (if it's still under warranty).