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| Thread ID: 121493 | 2011-10-28 05:21:00 | Comparing Hard Drives | Driftwood (5551) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1240479 | 2011-10-31 19:42:00 | Too late for that... Yep, oops. I bought one a couple weeks back, must have just got in before the hike. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 1240480 | 2011-11-01 06:37:00 | DSE doesn't seem to have heard about the hard drive shortage. I picked up a 2TB external drive for $130 | Greven (91) | ||
| 1240481 | 2011-11-01 19:43:00 | DSE doesn't seem to have heard about the hard drive shortage. I picked up a 2TB external drive for $130 Externals are still cheap (at the mo'), hence why people are pulling them apart to see if they can install them internally. The price has shot through the roof for the internal ones. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 1240482 | 2011-11-02 21:07:00 | Dang, I need one to replace a bricked Seagate. Look at those prices. :eek: Supplier has absolutely none in stock. 3343 |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1240483 | 2011-11-03 00:06:00 | Dang, I need one to replace a bricked Seagate. Is it bricked from the Seagate firmware bug? Because those are recoverable most of the time. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1240484 | 2011-11-03 03:53:00 | Yep, that's the one! Tried the firmware update on the unrecognised drive but no go. Looks like the other option is hack into it with some cables and hyperterminal? | Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1240485 | 2011-11-03 03:59:00 | Yep, that's the one! Tried the firmware update on the unrecognised drive but no go. Looks like the other option is hack into it with some cables and hyperterminal? Yeah you can't upgrade the firmware once it's bricked itself until you recover it using an RS232-TTL level shifter and Hyper-terminal. Many people have done it, and I have too, on a drive for a friend. That was a while ago, and as far as I know the drive is still going fine. Even if you need to buy the hardware, it's much cheaper than a new drive, and not very difficult to do. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1240486 | 2011-11-03 19:54:00 | Should I just buy this kit instead of trying to piece all the parts together? www.ebay.com |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1240487 | 2011-11-03 21:22:00 | Looks good, albeit a bit expensive. A straight serial based (not USB) level shifter would cost less, but if you have no serial ports, then this one would be good for you - And of course you can keep it for use with all sorts of things. Although mine was very cheap, since I built it myself. By the way, their tutorial doesn't show it but most people say you need to isolate the HDD board from the motor contacts with a piece of card. You may or may not need to do this. There is a good website somewhere which has a better set of instructions, I'll find it for you. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1240488 | 2011-11-03 21:36:00 | Are more platters better than less?? | Zippity (58) | ||
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