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    outsdr: Have there been any reports of drives failing AFTER the firmware update? I've updated the firmware on mine, but I'm afraid to trust it. I think I'm go... more »
    Project_J187: Wow that sucks. Getting my new MOBO tomorrow so I can finish the new setup with 2 1tb Seagate barracudas (32MB cache) in raid 0 and I was really exci... more »
    Ryanraven: Glad i have a WD hard drive...... *checks case just to be sure* more »
    discounteggroll: Seagate Barracuda is the new Hitachi Deskstar had to be said. sorry seagate, you served me well thus far more »
    strider_mt2k: I sure hope the 1.5 TB drives aren't affected. :o more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Based on that image I smell more than a class action lawsuit... more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Heh, and here I can remember a day when Seagate released an entire batch of SCSI drives with bad spindles. You could reliably predict their failure t... more »
    scarbrtj: I bought *8* Seagate 7200.11 1.5 TB models recently to attach to an Adaptec RAID card. After much huffing, puffing, blowing the house down, and firmwa... more »
    admoseremic: "Let's face it, we're not changing the world. We're building a product that helps people buy more crap - and watch porn." -Seagate CEO [money.cnn.com] more »
    lodleader: first time i have ever said this... FAIL SEAGATE! more »
    Log1c: Shit. I just got a Seagate 7200.11 1TB model for xmas. Thing makes some seriously uncool sounding clicking noises. more »
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    1TB Seagate Barracudas Collapsing A Gogo, Users Say

    It looks like the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive series is having serious problems Zune style, with a large number of them failing like crazy, specially the 1TB model. The problem seems to be firmware-based. More »