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EBone
05/15/09

In reply to When Good Firmware Goes Bad... And Why You Should Wait To Update
My worst firmware update happened about seven years ago, when Apple pushed out a firmware update for its G4 towers that killed the functionality of almost all third-party RAM because it "wasn't up to Apple's spec," even though the RAM worked fine prior to the update.
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Striderhayasa - Can we get some damn m/kb support?!
04/02/09

In reply to PS3 v2.70 Firmware Available Now, Brings In-Game Chat, External Video Storage
it pays to have foresight...have two 500GB external HDDs just for my PS3s. All ps3 content (PSN movies, internet borrowed movies, music, porn and games) are all backed up on the externals using the backup utility. All this means is that I can actually use content direct from the external now. Better later than never, Sony...

now about that US rollout of Ad Hoc Party...
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ceilingFANBOY
04/02/09

In reply to PS3 v2.70 Firmware Available Now, Brings In-Game Chat, External Video Storage
Is there some kind of restriction that keeps bluetooth keyboards from working while playing games that would force you to use a wired keyboard that I did not know about?
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Seiven
04/02/09

In reply to PS3 v2.70 Firmware Available Now, Brings In-Game Chat, External Video Storage
just glad this wasn't an April fool's joke...but I was pretty sure when there was no bozomodo invading the pic. More features are always good, if they make sense...there are so many more things I would like to see, but in game chat is a pretty nice add-on.
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Cody Reynolds
04/02/09

In reply to PS3 v2.70 Firmware Available Now, Brings In-Game Chat, External Video Storage
I just want to know more about the "But keypad attachment", like, can you use it while sitting down?
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therealjjohnson
04/02/09

@Cody Reynolds: Yeah, its wireless. It was attached to the controller. I have one and i use it mostly when using the web browser.
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ceilingFANBOY
04/02/09

@therealjjohnson: He was making a joke about a typo in the article that has since been fixed...
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strider_mt2k
04/02/09

In reply to PS3 v2.70 Firmware Available Now, Brings In-Game Chat, External Video Storage
They are waiting to release it as a "feature".

Standards may be open, but Sony 'aint.
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Howard Pendleton
01/21/09

In reply to iRiver Spinn PMP Gets Memo App, Bigger Album Art and More in 2.0 Firmware Update
if i only had the patience to get a phone without an mp3 player...
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pettiblay
01/21/09

@Howard Pendleton: !?!? Your point being?
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Kaiser-Machead
01/21/09

@pettiblay: His point, I assume, is that getting this or any other dedicated PMP would be redundant now, as his current phone does both.
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frigg
01/21/09

In reply to Seagate Firmware Fix Turned Barracudas into Paperweights
That's what happens when you name your hard drive after a fish that's known to cannibalize its own spawn.
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scarbrtj
01/21/09

In reply to Seagate Firmware Fix Turned Barracudas into Paperweights
I went through all kinds of annoying hell to update the firmware to SD1A on 4 1.5 TB drives. Only now to hear that SD1A sucked too. I just sent the hard drives back and got my money back. Even now, with a supoosedly good firmware fix, I'd wait a long time before coming back to Seagate. I'd have to make sure they've got a stable product again.

What a debacle!
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
01/21/09

In reply to Seagate Firmware Fix Turned Barracudas into Paperweights
The firmware I got from Newegg 1.5TB page did wonders for the 3-5 minute freezing problem I was having under Vista. I forget which firmware that was but it sounds awfully familiar to this.

Either way, it would take an act of god to make my next hard drive a Seagate. Shame too... since I'll be getting five at once.
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TechFanErik
01/21/09

In reply to Seagate Firmware Fix Turned Barracudas into Paperweights
I have no idea what a Barracuda 7200.11 is, but this sounds bad =/
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Kaiser-Machead
01/21/09

@TechFanErik: That's just not right.
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jayhawk11 is a trap star, sort of.
01/21/09

In reply to Seagate Firmware Fix Turned Barracudas into Paperweights
"Backups, if they were stored on the same drive that was flashed, also became unavailable."

Doesn't backing up a drive....on that drive....sort of defeat the point of a backup? Kinda like putting seatbelts in a car, but you can only put them on after you've been ejected through the windshield.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
01/21/09

@jayhawk11: Actually, what they meant was that the person had two identical drives, one for backup purposes. The flash software went ahead and flashed both drives rather than just one... Bricking both.

Maybe Seagate could recall all the bad drives and start building houses for Katrina victims with them. Brick houses that can withstand a hurricane of angry customers.
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Invisiblemoose
01/21/09

In reply to Seagate Firmware Fix Turned Barracudas into Paperweights
How is it even possible for this to happen? How can there be so incredibly little QA?? And for a firmware to be so catastrophic???

I think I'm going to stick to Samsung for my HDD needs.
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mcr_fan
01/21/09

@Invisiblemoose: People ACTUALLY look at the Brand before buying HDD ????? :S damn i'm a noob.... :(
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d_r_e
01/21/09

@mcr_fan:

I'm all about brand, when it comes to buying a hard drive.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
01/21/09

@mcr_fan: @dead_red_eyes:

Recognizing which brands have problems and steering clear of them will save you tons (--TONS--) of heartbreak.

I remember it only took two failed WDs back in the late 90's to keep me clear of the shit quality they were infamous for back in the day.

These problem are usually systemic and given that HDs are always built with the same base components for a given product line, discriminating by brand is probably your best bet until a manufacture sorts itself out.

Then again, they may just buy-out the competition (reference Maxtor) in the loved grab-you-by-the-balls-kicking-and-screaming maneuver.
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Philip Marquis
01/21/09

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under):

MAXTOR isent any bedder..

i rember 4 years ago when thair 60 gig dimond max + 9 or 10 went from $80 to $40 i snached one up..

it failed 3 months before the end of the warrenty

then it failed agian 1 month after warrenty...

so yah fujitu and samsung are my buddeys right now...
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
01/21/09

@Philip Marquis: I agree.

When WD went to shits 10 years ago, I switched to Maxtor and IBM.

IBM went away then Maxtor started going to shits so I switched to Seagate.

...the circle of life is about to become complete unless Hitachi can make a drive I'm interested in.
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12/11/08

In reply to New MacBooks Get Another Firmware Update To Fix Problems
Thank you to all who purchased rev1 MacBooks. Your pro bono after-market quality-control and volunteer efforts in issue identification are invaluable.

In return for your hard work, here is some firmware for you tester model; please install it on a working computer and advise us of any further problems you have, whether the problem is pre-existing or caused by the firmware.

Yours, etc.

Apple, Inc.
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rulerofthemoon
12/10/08

In reply to New MacBooks Get Another Firmware Update To Fix Problems
During the second update, my fans started spinning like crazy ... in fact, it was the first time i ever heard the fans. After reboot, the fan noise was still there. The dashboard widget said they were spinning at nearly 5000 RPM. After a few minutes, they settled down to about 2000 RPM and became quiet again. If memory serves, that's a few hundred RPM more than before. I wasn't having any issues with my MPB, but maybe this will help others.
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itchytooth
12/10/08

@rulerofthemoon: Perhaps Spotlight was re-indexing your drive? That always makes the fans go wild.
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