Жесткий диск Seagate Barracuda 1 ТБ ST31000340AS — 117 отзывов, плюсы и минусы
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Альфа-Юнит-1VIQZ
07.06.2013
10/10
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Великолепно
- + Почти 5 лет непрерывной работы
- - Необходимость менять прошивку при покупке
Шумноват
Горячеват
Издыхает...
Синтрон-4DPJJ
06.12.2012
4/10
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Ужасно
- + объем (на момент покупки неплохой - в 2008-м году),
четыре года в использовании (пока еще функционирует... при факте смены прошивки) - - изначальная убийственная прошивка,
отсутствие AAM,
синусоидальное завывание (вероятно не у каждого диска такой модели),
излишняя нагретость (приходится...
Лунатик-4SHQX
11.01.2013
2/10
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Ужасно
- + Нет таких!
- - После 2 лет скромного использования умер по СМАРТу к моменту кончины отработал всего 1000 часов! Как водится у сегейта поддержки...
Плазмонавт-2LTVQ
31.12.2011
2/10
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Ужасно
- + Нету, за исключением большой емкости на момент покупки.
- - Прошивка, и еще раз, прошивка! Серия 7200.12 тоже больна тем же
Сорри,за хвалебный отзыв, винт...
Аргонавт-1QZCX
29.11.2011
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
- + Понравилась цена и объем(покупал 1 Тб)
- - Не было до недавнего момента.
Все четко работал,а тут включаю,а комп его не видит(использовал как хранилище),после всяких попыток со шлейфами полез на форумы и узнаю...
Лунатик-0IHCF
02.05.2011
6/10
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Плохо
- + Ціна/якість норм... швидкість значно вища ніж у нового грина від вестерна...
- - через 3 місяці вмер
умер без симптомів...поремонтували по гарантії... але дані втрачені((( бо з сервісу привезли відформатованим, а спец утилітами удалось відновити невелику...
Гелиос-6PEDW
29.03.2011
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
- + По сравнению со старым был достаточно быстрым. Не грелся вибрации и уровень
шума у второго диска были приемлемые...
Туманник-3TPQG
30.09.2010
2/10
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Ужасно
- + быстрый, относительно тихий
- - Ненадежный. Как и все винты этой линейки от Сигейт и Макстор
За последние 2 года сломались 3 винта этой модели и один подобный винт марки Maxtor. Последние 3 уже с новой прошивкой. Живут около года (гарантия 1 год). Только один накрылся за 2 дня до окончания гарантийного...
Сириус-7QOFM
06.05.2010
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
- + только объем да и то только на момент покупки
- - марока с перепрошивкой и сервисным центром
На момент покупки 28 октября 2008 был одним из первых терабайтников выбор стоял между ним и самсунгом ф1 примерно в это время в сети прокатилась волна негодования по поводу брака самсунгов так что выбор пал на этот диск, через пару месяцев узнал что эта серия бракованая и мой в частности имел глючную прошивку SD15. перенес всю инфу и перепрошил SD1A после этого винт стал шуметь головками при самотестировании, да и при работе головки стало слышно...
Спектр-3YVSM
20.08.2010
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + Цена, объём кэша.
- - Качество.
Не успел и 2ух лет отработать (содержался в хорошем охлаждении (<30градусов), как успел сдохнуть. Вот ни с...
НеоВояжер-3YIQY
15.09.2010
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
- + Тихий, достаточно шустрый винт. Работает без сбоев уже более 3-х лет
Фотон-9PLTY
07.06.2009
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + Невысокая цена для терабайтника в тот момент, когда покупал (24.11.2008). Большой объем, конечно, сразу поднял настроение. Не успел даже до конца забить до того момента, как умер.
- - Сперва я заметил некий скрежет во время запуска некоторых компьютерных игр. Сделал дефрагментацию, т.к. подумал, что считывающая головка надрывается сччитывать инфу с разных концов ЖД, но и после этой процедуры скрежет остался, хоть и много тише и меньше в продолжительности. Потом спустя 2-3 месяца компьютер начал внезапно отключаться самостоятельно. Все оборудование новое, подумал на то, что контакты отходят у одного из компонентов, либо перегрев из-за пыли (хотя в корпусе стоят пылевые фильтры и 4 корпусных вентилятора, охлаждающие воздух внутри). Потом вроде бы перестал отключаться. И вот, как-то проснувшись, спокойно усевшись за работу - музыкальный проигрыватель проругался на отсутствие файлов моего любимого аудиоальбома. Проверка...
Пандорец-7JQNV
28.05.2010
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
- + Диск как диск
- - вылетает то сразу и без предупреждения (smart, мониторинг тишина). данные потом с диск...
Странник-3XPIE
21.12.2009
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + всё-таки отработал год..
- - Сильно грелся, несколько раз "хрустел".
работал 365\12\7\24\60, в отличие от собратьев при таком же режиме работы при заполнении более 90 % жутко тормозил.
И...
Лунатик-6DOYA
08.10.2009
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + Теперь уже никаких.
- - Ломается
Через несколько месяцев после покупки выяснилось, что в серии 7200.11 имеется заводской брак. По рекомендации производителя сменил прошивку. Через 10 месяцев после покупки винт пропал и системы. BIOS предупреждает о S.M.A...
Небулоид-7EDVW
16.10.2009
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + Никаких
- - Абсолютная ненадёжность
В конце первого года эксплуатации начал периодически "вылетать". Потом начались проблемы с копированием файлов с него, ошибки CRC и так далее. Ну а потом, за несколько дней, судя...
Капеллан-6LSFW
09.09.2009
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
- + Быстрый, очень тихий, не греется (почти).
- - Необходимо прошивать заводским фиксом, без него есть возможность...
Астрономад-1WQLE
17.04.2009
1/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + Тихий, быстрый.
Работает нормально если перепрошить.
Или если найти версию с новой прошивкой. - - Кривая прошивка.
Если покупаете обязательно зайдите на оф. сайт. И скачайте прошивку. В России до сих пор продаются с проблемной прошивкой. Которая ведет к гибели жесткого диска. Проверял лично. Все подробности на оф. сайте.
Проблемные прошивки AD14, SD15, SD16, SD17, SD18, SD19, SD81. Если ваш диск с одной из них, срочно решайте проблему.
Пульсар-2LWDL
22.06.2009
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + Ни каких достиинств не заметил, кроме объема.
- - Греется и комп перезагружался частенько, с другим винтом нет такого. В один прекрасный день перестал определятся в...
Сатурниан-3UXWM
24.02.2009
2/10
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Ужасно
- + Первым был на такой дегшевой цене в $183!
- - Брак!!!
Я пишу о моем друге! Купил за недорого! Вроде все было хорошо! Попальзоваля чуть больше 3-ёх месяцев! И что! После какого-то сбоя в системе(после кооче перезагрузки)вообще не виден ни где стал! Короч там вроде как пластины полетели конкретно! У него там было 500 гигов...
Квантум-4ZPSB
08.06.2009
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + Негромкий и быстрый.
- - Через полгода диск умер - перестал определяться, при этом при запуске шумит и по...
Гелиос-9PSJV
11.05.2009
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + пока работал - был доволен
тихий, достаточно быстрый - - умер мгновенно и без симптомов
озлаждение было нормальное - постоянный обдув
отработал...
отработал...
Гиперион-7AMLM
05.05.2009
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
- + Работает стабильно. Как говорится поставил и забыл.
- - Не обнаружено.
Использую уже почти 7 месяцев. В корпусе...
Эксопилот-3DDCV
04.02.2009
1/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
- + Быстрый, очень тихий, не греется (почти).
- - Использовал три месяца,очень сильно хрустит,и греется.
В итоге неисправность блока магнитных головок.
За восстановление данных просят 9000 рублей.
Короче не берите.
Использую уже почти 7 месяцев. В корпусе стоит за вентилятором. Перегрева не было. Компьютер работает 16 часов в сутки. Роблемм не выявлено.
Эксопилот-2PAHU
14.04.2009
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
- + Отношение ёмкость/цена
- - пока не нашел
Конечно, хочется скорости вращения поболее чем 7200 ;)
Купили партию...
ИнфраГость-6HHUN
10.02.2009
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
- + В компании куплено около 40 штук.
Полгода - полёт нормальный.
В том числе и в рейдах
Вектрон-6OEKQ
17.04.2024
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
Хорошая модель
- + Наработка 57414 часов
- - После покупки требовалось обновить прошивку
Аргонавт-7APLD
24.05.2012
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
I bought a 1Tb Barracuda, ST31000340AS and another ST31000528AS a few weeks later as backup. One day, more than a year ago, i turned on my PC and it wouldn't boot. I did not recognize my HDDs. I tried everything and then thought it was my SATA ports or MB. I removed my very nice Gigabyte board and replaced it with a crappy Mini-ATX board and had the same thing. I happened to Google the drives and found out they were bricked. I got ZERO support from Seagate, getting replies that my problem was handled.I had CDs ripped and backed up on that drive i later sold. I have maybe 200 dollars worth of MP3s from ITunes and Amazon on these drives.I have important Docs there.The drives are dead and i have never received a single bit of help, even meandering through their maze of support nonsense.All i had was on those disks and backed up. Faulty firmware from Thailand the the other disk also bricked caused my whole system to DIE!I will never buy another Seagate or even Maxtor. I had great respect for Seagate, having two 120s that were great in a Raid 1 config, one of which still lives almost a decade later!Never again.They left me high and dry. Firmware updates? Try loading them on a disk that is DEAD!
Дроид-7JDXC
07.12.2012
4/10
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Ужасно
Purchased a big lot of these with friends last year. Of the drives, we had an average of 20% failure rate. If you do use them, make sure you monitor them carefully for the "click of death". it's a known hardware issue. Thank god for backup. I only lost about 200GB of data but was able to recover almost everything, things that I didnt backup between the time of copy and last backup.
Зета-Орион-7ALIE
23.10.2012
10/10
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Великолепно
I received it in a fair about of time as stated and plugged it in and the HD has been working great. I would buy anything from the supplies again.
Небулоид-7NAEY
23.08.2012
10/10
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Великолепно
Worked perfectly. Is part of a RAID array in my NAS (2 disks) and replaced a drive that died. Great price, boxed like a new drive and arrived quickly.
НаноПилигрим-2GKVZ
18.04.2010
2/10
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Ужасно
I will never buy another Seagate internal hard drive memory ever again. In the past, I have purchased about five of these internal drives and in the end I've had to RMA two back to the manufacturer and now I have another one that I need to send back because it has failed, to be more specific I have differing numbers of the barracuda series 7200.10, 7200.11, either the 750 GB or 1 TB sizes and I haven't seen any trend in which ones fail and which ones don't, but I'm not very impressed with any of them. I must admit that Seagate customer service is usually very good and they are very quick to replace my old drive, but they replace it with a certified repaired HDD. Regardless of the fact that Seagate replaces the drive, there is no way that they can recover the information on the drive and unless I have backed it up, I have lost the information forever. There is nothing more frustrating than having to think about whether or not you have backed up your music files or your important family pictures.I guess I never really thought that there was a difference amongst the different hard drive manufacturers, and I hate to pick on just one manufacturer, but all of the problems and failed drives that I have had in the past have been Seagate. Don't get me wrong, when you first get to drive, they run great, they are fast and quiet and they do exactly what they are supposed to do, but after several months of use and as the drive becomes more filled with your important information, it becomes extremely frustrating when you start hearing the ticking sound since that is probably the first indication and that is when you know that the drive is starting to fail and that you have only a short amount of time before you have to back up all of your data before you lose it.In the past, I've usually purchased storage drives based on whichever one was on sale or was the bargain at the time I needed to add to my storage, but from now on I will take into consideration the name brand as I have now vowed to never purchase another Seagate hard drive. I must admit that Seagate usually had the best price, therefore I usually ended up with more of them in the past, but I have also have purchased Western Digital, Hitachi and now Samsung. I've never had such problems with any of my other big, 1 TB, storage drives which brings me to the conclusion that it must be the manufacturing of the drive and the poor quality inspection as well as the inferior work mention of the drive and that is the reason why it fails.I've noticed that filling my storage drives close to 750 GB increases the likelihood that it will begin to act strangely, and if the drive is going to fail then that is usually when I begin hearing that infuriating ticking sound which only gives me a little time to "backup" my information. This experience has now made me paranoid so I backup and backup my backups so don't lose any information.
Кронос-0NIFO
10.05.2012
4/10
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Ужасно
Ordered four of these, and one failed just after the Amazon return window expired. Still under Seagate warranty, but their return process is more tedious. Had the exact same issue with the 2 TB version in a different system: one of the four drives failed shortly after arrival.
НаноРейдер-9IUOK
28.12.2011
4/10
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Ужасно
First time I bought a 500Gb version of this drive a bit more than 4 years ago. It failed pretty quickly (several months) and was replaced by warranty by 1Gb version (st31000340as). This one worked a bit less than 4 years and failed yesterday. It failed instantly and completely: the drive is not recognized by system at all. Fortunately, these drives have 5 years warranty and I am replacing it under warranty. New ones come with 2 or 3 years warranty, seems to me Seagate just gave up to make a reliable harddrive.....
Альфа-Юнит-7ROHI
17.04.2010
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 drives failing[...]Left, right and centreBy Paul TaylorTue Jan 13 2009, 03:20SEAGATE'S FLAGSHIP desktop Barracuda 7200.11 drives, in particular the 1TB (ST31000340AS) units, are failing at an alarming rate and prompting outrage from their faithful customers.A new self-bricking feature apparently resides in faulty firmware microcode which will rear its ugly head sometime at boot detection. Essentially the drive will be working as normal for a while, then - out of the blue - it'll brick itself to death. The next time you reboot your computer the drive will simply lock itself up as a failsafe and won't be detected by the BIOS. In other words, there's power, spin-up, but no detection to enable booting.Naturally the Seagate forums (as well as many other customer-driven forums, like etailers and hardware sites) are flooded with testimonies of customers' experiences with Seagate support. These are helpful enough to ship you a new drive, as per the warranty, but invariably the drives end up bricking as well.FailRMA and Data Recovery Centres are also reporting that there's a very high rate of failure on these drives. One user in particular reports having set up a 6 TB drive array and over the course of 1 month having half the drives fail on him. No official stats are available, but at least one RMA middleman has told us there's about 30-40% failure rates.According to data recovery experts Seagate has diagnosed the problem and issued a new firmware to address it. However, drives that have already been affected can't have the firmware applied to them due to their locked-down status.Users are extra-peeved because beyond the usual RMA drill, if they want to recover the data on those drives they can get stuck with a hefty data recovery bill to pay.Over a month into the problem Seagate had still not come back to customers with an official solution. Despite the company updating the firmware on newer drives, it has issued no recall on the firmware-defective drives that are still on shop shelves. They must be waiting for some grand event to come and go, say a shareholder meeting?Drive origin and firmware seem to be Thailand and SD15, but at least one user reports having had identical problems with a unit from the Wuxi(ng) fab and the SD35 firmware.Of course, we've mailed and called Seagate about this, but it seems their execs are too busy to pick up the phone or write back. We'll just refer them to that longstanding truth that good names are built over years and shattered in seconds.
Лунатик-7MCCF
07.09.2011
2/10
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Ужасно
don't you EVER EVER EVER think of getting this piece of junk, if you wanna know why, just type the model and add the word lock-down and you will see why.I have read somewhere that 40% of these HDDs get to a lock-down state where the HDD keeps on spinning but it doesn't work, the pc won't boot, and if you are a tech guy, just wanna make it more simple by saying the BIOS won't detect it.Have found a website that offered the solution, the people who tried it said it got their HDD working, but I don't know if I will ever be able to do it, it is too damn complicated even to a tech savvy like me, so long story short, don't buy it and if you know anyone who did buy it tell them to immediately update their firmware, get the data out and BURN this piece of junk!!
Плазмонавт-0EORR
05.01.2012
2/10
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Ужасно
Running a 2006 Mac Pro with 4 drives. Not sure when I got this one, but it is the only one to fail.On the plus side, it did finally convince me to get an external backup drive for pics and video.Oh! I also got to play with various tech tool programs to get my data off - is that a plus?Would not buy again.
НоваГость-9JLGF
17.08.2011
2/10
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Ужасно
Had mine fail after about 4 years. No issues since I had a backup of the drive. Returned for a replacement drive which was send out rather quickly and is easy to track the status on Seagate website. Only problem is that when Seagate sends a replacement drive, the delivery confirmation through UPS isn't enough. They MAKE you sign for it. What a PITA! Finally after receiving it on the 3rd delivery attempt the drive spun up regularly and I haven't had any problems since. This happened almost a year ago, so my warranty has lapsed by now. Drive still working.
Квантум-7QNOY
05.01.2011
2/10
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Ужасно
They will tell you firmware issue is resolved but these drives have an infamously high failure rate irregardless. Lost my first drive within 8 months so it was RMA'ed and I received a 'certified repaired' piece of junk that "SMART tripped" in two months (not heat tripped though). I made the mistake of buying the cheap 1TB drive without reading reviews do yourself a favor and avoid seagate until they get there quality back in check. Don't take my word for it pretty much all hardware review sites agree 7200.11's are ticking time-bombs especially the 1TB model.
НаноПилигрим-8JKGV
12.11.2010
2/10
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Ужасно
My drive lasted for 2 years (which is better than some of the other reviewers) and just died on me a couple of days ago. The drive died completely on a whim; there were no signs of it failing. It just decided to go kaput on me one day.Fortunately, I am not alone. People... Do NOT buy this drive, or any Seagate drive for that matter. Its a good thing I have everything backed up, but it was still a hellish experience.With the others, I am sure this is firmware issues.
Кронос-6VDPA
23.11.2008
10/10
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Великолепно
Seagate has always been my go-to brand for drives. A smarter friend of mine recommended them and I've been mostly successful buying only Seagate. I do have a few Western Digital drives (I always buy their externals because I'm a sucker for their design, but I've owned a few internals as well) and the Seagate drives have ultimately been more reliable.I only have three of these drives, which seems like a lot when I write it here but it isn't. I mean, you have to use more than just one of the drives to get a feel for the quality because it's not uncommon to get a dud. I have yet to get a bad Seagate drive, but I've certainly seen some unhappy first-time customers who ended up with a dud and paid the $20 for Seagate's immediate replacement plan. They always seem to think it's a rip off.Well, if I got a DOA drive I wouldn't want to pay $20 more just to have a quick replacement, but if you have a drive that dies later in its life--any time within their 5 year warranty--Seagate will replace it free of charge. If you want to pay the extra $20 to have an immediate replacement then it's a very nice option to have. If you're not backing up your computer and/or do not have any redundancy in your setup, that $20 option can make your life a lot easier if your drive dies. In my case, I used these in a Drobo so if one dies I'm okay and can wait until the replacement comes. I generally keep an extra drive around the house for when one of the drives inevitably fails.You're going to, at some point, have a drive that dies. I've been very lucky in that I've only had one hard drive die on me in my entire life (aside from a DOA Maxtor drive I got in a Lacie external Porsche drive many years ago). That one drive was a Seagate 500GB drive. It died after two years of life and was one of the seventeen 500GB drives I bought from Seagate. It was in a RAID 5 array and I just swapped it out with another--no harm done. The others are still fully functional and in, at least, their third year. While I trusted my friend, I wasn't fully sold on the Seagate brand until having such reliability proven to me through use.So far the three 1TB Seagate drives I'm using have performed very well. They're fast, they're so far reliable, and I've had no issues whatsoever with them. They work great in the Drobo (the newer model with FW800) and are safely archiving my data so the only thing I have to worry about is a natural disaster (or the unlikely occurrence that I lose two drives at the exact same time).It's a hard drive so there's only so much I can say about it. I trust Seagate to continue manufacturing quality products. My experience has been very good with them and many of their drives. These 1TB drives are doing their job very well. Seagate's had a chance to refine their 1TB model and with prices as low as they are, I think it's a good time to adopt the 1TB drive over the 500GB drive. Overall, highly recommended.
Кронос-9ITJT
08.11.2010
4/10
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Ужасно
Drive failed within one year. Lost some of my data and lost some time to retrieve the data..Only fair point is, Seagate shipped a replacement (a certified repaired hard drive) after I returned the drive.
НеоВояжер-0OZWO
08.11.2010
4/10
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Ужасно
Drive failed within one year. Lost some of my data and lost some time to retrieve the data..Only fair point is, Seagate shipped a replacement (a certified repaired hard drive) after I returned the drive.
Гиперион-4OGXT
23.11.2008
6/10
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Плохо
This is an OEM drive as several reviewers have noted, but this should be expected of any drives sold by Amazon unless the retail box is shown in the product description. This should not be a problem for most people since most motherboards come with extra SATA cables and most power supplies now have SATA these days, but if you need these items along with mounting screws opt for only drives sold in retail packaging. Now, about the drive. The drive is very quiet and works well once you get a good one. I had to reurn as many as I kept to get good drives. I think the reason is due to the poor packaging that others have noted. Drives that arrived in good working order were in sealed anti-static packaging with the black plastic end caps supporting the drives. The ones that were problematic were in anti-static bags but arrived only wrapped in one layer of bubble wrap or in syrofoam. One arrived in a plastic snap-around holder which was not even sealed. This was totally unacceptable. I have to think Amazon would find their hard drive return rate much less if they mandated their sources use acceptable shipping practices. The drive really is a 5-star device particularly with its 5-year warranty, but the shipping practices rate 1-star. That's why my overall rating is 3-stars. Two items of note: 1) Remember to remove the jumper on the drive to make it operate in SATA-II mode (300 mb/s vs. 150 mb/s), and 2) at Seagate.com you can download their SeaTools diagnostice program to checkout your hard drive but be forwarned. With version 1.1.0.21 of Seatools the Short and Long diagnostic self tests failed against my drives. I worked on this a long time thinking it was a motherboard or cable issue since the drive worked fine otherwise. I finially realized that the version of SeaTools on my othe PC was v1.1.0.19 and it ran without any problems!!! I called Seagate and got mixed answers. Initially one tech said "Drive is bad. Send it back for replacement". After figuring out that 1.1.0.19 works just fine, I called back. New tech said, "yes, we don't recommend running the Windows version since there can be interaction with the OS". I understand his comment but given that v1.1.0.19 works just fine, I'm inclined to believe Seagate needs to work on their Windows version of SeaTools. He recommended only booting the PC up in DOS and using the DOS version for better test reliability. Anyway, wanted to pass this along before anyone else goes down the SeaTools yellow brick road.
Капеллан-6AWJZ
05.01.2009
6/10
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Плохо
I got two of these for Christmas (for a software RAID) and immediately knew that something was off. The BIOS took a while to scan one of the SATA ports and eventually failed, unable to find a drive. "Great, DOA" I thought.. After a few reboots, the system did find the drive, but it also said there was a SMART failure. smartmontools showed a failing drive with a Spin_Retry_Count of 54, along with a number of concerning values on other attributes, and the drive was unable to pass short self-tests. Oddly enough, long self-tests passed. After some research, I booted the SeaTools CD and did a low level format, then rebooted. The drive passed the SMART check in the BIOS and short self-tests as well.Seagate's phone support, while fairly nice, wasn't particularly helpful. I was regularly put on hold over the course of a 45 minute call as they conferred with coworkers. I would have liked to get some answers on values of several SMART attributes, especially the high spin retry, but they didn't have any. In the end, they said that if the drive passed self-tests, it was good to go.It's been a few weeks now, and although the Spin_Retry_Count has increased by 2 on both and other attributes are fluctuating daily, the drives appear to be functioning normally. Hoping for the best, expecting the worst.*Update* 01/30/2009: The drive with the high spin retry just died on me. It doesn't appear to be the bricking problem reported by so many, supposedly fixed by the SD1A firmware (which both drives were flashed to), just a regular old drive failure. Against my better judgment, I assembled a raid5 using these and a new 1TB WD Caviar Black, when uncorrectable sectors started to appear, *just* as I was finishing the file restoration. A few minutes later smartmontools reported a failing drive and mdadm pulled it. Hopefully the remaining Seagate drive holds up until I can get a second WD Black in.This was the first time I've used something other than WD for my main system drives, and it's been a terrible experience. Sure, every manufacturer produces drives that fail at one time or another, but this combined with my initial problems and their firmware fiasco has scared me away. I definitely won't be buying Seagate again anytime soon, and I suggest you steer clear of their 1 and 1.5TB (AS) models, for now.
Дроид-4GCLY
03.01.2010
2/10
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Ужасно
Bought one of these Seagate 1TB drives for my home PC. Wanted lots of storage for videos and what-not. Its a home PC, not an office PC so it gets less use as a result. Worked for almost a year, though it made enough noise, then one morning I went to boot up the PC and the BIOS could not even detect the hard drive. When I googled for more information I found this is an extremely common and permanent problem with this line of Seagate hard drives (not just the 1TB model). To get the data back you must take it to a data recovery specialist as the hard drive is not repairable once this occurs. Wish I had know about this issue back when I bought the unit. Unhappy does not begin to describe how I feel, especially since my other PC has been up and running since 1998 and never once had an issue with its hard drive (other than lack of space, hence the 1TB drive on the new PC)Buy from another maker (by the way, Maxtor is now owned by Seagate so beware of their units also).
Лунатик-0ZPWS
21.10.2008
2/10
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Ужасно
I don't usually write reviews, but this is a frustrating experience that I don't want anyone else to have to live with.I bought this item on August 25, 2008 and the installation was very smooth. I easily replaced my one 250 GB Western Digital that came with my desktop, and I was very excited about all the extra space that was going to be available in my new 1 TB Seagate.I came home today (Oct 21, 2008) to see my computer boot up as "Boot disk failure," which basically means that my computer thinks I have no hard drive at all.Now this message popped up once or twice a couple weeks before, but for those times, everyone worked fine again after a simple restart. (I should have known better and backed up my files, but I made the mistake of trusting this product for a bit bit longer)I tried restarting countless times, but there was no hope in it this time. Now I was geek enough to open my desktop to try whatever I can to fix the problem, so I experimented using a different part of the power cable, plugging the SATA cable into different parts of the motherboard, switching the orientation of the SATA cable, and even putting it in my 3.5" SATA to USB enclosure. None of those worked. I heard the drive spinning, but both my desktop and my laptop (via USB) could not read any data from it, much less boot from it.To confirm everything, I tested my original 250 GB Western Digital hard drive on my SATA enclosure, and that worked perfectly fine. I even put it back in my desktop and it boots up no problem. So the I was assured that my Seagate, and only my Seagate, has failed.I'll admit that it's my fault for not ALWAYS backing up EVERYTHING. I guess I trusted Seagate a bit too much. I had almost 1/2 a TB of data in there that are now inaccessible, and I'll probably never see them again. I really didn't expect it to break down that fast. I don't even want to claim the warranty because I don't want to have it break down again and lose up to 1 TB of data again. And my Amazon return policy expired on Oct 2, just several weeks ago (how convenient).My bottom line is to just RECONSIDER BUYING THIS PRODUCT if you treasure your data or if you know you don't readily have a back up for everything all the time.I'll probably go back to Western Digital or something. Sorry, Seagate, you lost me with this one. Hard drives just leaves no room for such crummy reliability.
ХроноГость-9WISF
22.12.2008
8/10
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Хорошо
I've been using the Barracuda line of Seagate drives for years now and I work in the IT industry. Basically I don't see much difference in drive lifespan between the big drive vendors. Reliability varies from one model to the next but on average I see between 2.5 to 4 years lifespan on a given drive. Lately two of my Barracudas have gone bad. They had a nice 3 year lifespan and performed as expected. The thing that keeps me coming back to the Barracudas is the noise level. It is indeed, "whisper quiet". This seems to be the one thing that distinguishes it from the competition and the one reason I'll keep buying them.As for warranty. Don't bother. I used to send in for warranty replacements on my drives. Every drive I've ever received back would last about 2-3 months and then die again. It's standard procedure for drive companies to send you remanufactured drives for your warranty exchanges. Unfortunately, the reliability quotient on remanufactured drives is very low. Also, you must pay for special packing material to return the drive if you didn't save the original packaging. (They won't accept it any other way.) The price of materials plus shipping doesn't justify the short lifespan the warranty replacements provide.Also, most drives tend to get noisy after about year two. Even the wonderfully quiet Barracuda will start to sound like a mini jet engine after about 3 years. The noise level starts at near silence and very slowly progresses to intolerable noise after 3.5 years. This might actually be a good thing. After that long the drive media can start to deteriorate at which point it's a good idea to move your data to a healthy new drive or risk losing some (or all) of it.Bottom line, you're paying for 2.5 to 5 years of service from your drive regardless of manufacturer. Your drive will become increasingly noisy with age. The warranty for almost all vendors is not terribly helpful due to the remanufactured drive failure statistics. So DO buy this drive but do so because it has one benefit over the competition. It's dead quiet when it's new.
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