25 Dec
2010
25 Dec
'10
12:09 a.m.
On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 19:00:06 +0100
Jörn Nettingsmeier <nettings(a)folkwang-hochschule.de> wrote:
On 12/24/2010 05:56 PM, Jouni Rinne wrote:
Okay, found the correct download place via a forum:
http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=609&sid=113&lan… .
According to the same forum it should also apply to the 2TB WD20EADS
drive I have. Until now, WD drives have been super-reliable for me, the
only make I've got no trouble with, but this head parking stuff is
insane... Now I should decide whether I 1) return the drive (the data
I have in there *should* still fit on my other drives) and replace it
with a Seagate or 2) try to fix the firmware.
Thanks for hints and help, and merry Xmas!
JR
Where the mentioned firmware can be found? I found nothing with a quick search on the WD
website. (Unfortunately I bought one of those 'Green' drives just recently)
if you can, return it as defective. unfortunately, it wasn't an option
for me, because i had already spent several hours fine-tuning a server
system on them before i looked at smartctl for the first time...
if you can't, it's somewhere on the wd site in an obscure place, and
there's at least one third-party hoster that provides a binary that
claims to be this tool - it might be safe, but buyer beware.
if you can't find it, write to me off-list after christmas, maybe i can
still dig up the stick and send it to you, but i'm travelling atm and
don't have access to it.
best,
jörn
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