sipart.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
>> I've locatedfirmwarefor olderSeagatedrives, and even fairly recent
>> ones but not a 1/2Tb model. As a last resort I willflashit with one
>> of these and see what happens, although I'm fairly certain it will
>> brick the drive for good.
>
> I have seen your posts and sorry I can't help with your problem but I
> have a problem of my own and wondered if you could point to where you
> found software to flash Seagate drives and firmware as well? I have a
> 160gb Seagate (ST3160021A with 8.11 firmware). It is apparently
> lockable but it doesn't conform to the ATA security spec, but its
> widely known as lockable drive (but of the few that are documented as
> locked show they are on firmware 8.01).
I can't say where the OP got the flashing tools he's mentioned, but
there are a few at this site:
http://www.seagateunlock.com/
Can you brick a drive by flashing the wrong firmware? Seems like you could.
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