A look at the drives details. It can be observed the serial number is 3QD0FF2D. All Seagate drives have individual serial numbers that will validate on Seagate’s Warranty Validation page. In this case the counterfeit drive returns ‘Expiration Unknown’, genuine drives will return an Expiration date.
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Hard disk drives use firmware, which is a combination of hardware and software, to determine how to operate. The firmware is a built-in chip on the device that contains programming code. You can change the firmware on a Seagate HDD as a troubleshooting method. Businesses, before purchasing a replacement device, can update the code on the chip to see if the drive's performance improves. This can save the business money and the time it would take to move important business-related documents from one drive to another. You can download firmware updates from the Seagate website.
1.Download Drive Detect from the Seagate website (see Resources).
2.Launch the EXE file. Write down the model number, which can be found under Drive Name, and the serial number of the drive.
3.Go to Download Finder (see Resources). Enter the serial and model numbers into the appropriate fields.
4.Choose your country from the drop-down menu. Read the license terms and select 'I Agree to Seagate's End User License Agreement Terms and Conditions.'
5.Enter the CAPTCHA and press 'Submit Query' to look for new firmware updates.
6.Check the results to see if an update to the firmware is available. Select the link to download the Firmware Update Utility.
7.Run the EXE file following download and follow the on-screen prompts to upgrade the firmware on the Seagate hard drive.
Tips
- If the Firmware Update Utility detects that the firmware is incompatible with the hard drive, the application will abort.
- You do not need to update the firmware if the version on the website matches the revision number in Drive Detect.
Warning
- Back up your files prior to updating the firmware, because problems during the upgrade process could render the drive inoperable.
References (1)
Maxtor Hard Drive Serial Number
Resources (2)
Seagate Serial Number Format
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Ruri Ranbe has been working as a writer since 2008. She received an A.A. in English literature from Valencia College and is completing a B.S. in computer science at the University of Central Florida. Ranbe also has more than six years of professional information-technology experience, specializing in computer architecture, operating systems, networking, server administration, virtualization and Web design.
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