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Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:37:00 +0200
From: Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@interia.pl>
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To: Andre Tomt <andre@tomt.net>
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Subject: Re: [SATA] status reports updated
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Andre Tomt wrote:
> Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> <
> 
>> [1] although my drive is blacklisted (Seagate barracuda - 
>> ST3200822AS), I "unblacklisted" it to get full performance - it's 
>> under heavy stress for 12th hour, and still no error.
> 
> 
> It could be that your drive has newer firmware. Too bad firmware 
> upgrades for HD's are hard to come by nowadays.

Is there a way to check what firmware a drive has (either by using some 
software - which would be the best option, or by reading a label on a 
drive)?

If so, we might compile some list to be put in the FAQ?


There was also a post on the list - 
http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0503.1/0827.html - 
suggesting that upgrading Silicon Image BIOS helped resolving these 
problems.

So it might be newer drive firmware, or newer SATA card BIOS (or both) 
that makes my "sil + seagate" combination usable.


Tomek

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