I’ll be sure to post more info when I hear it from HP.
#CANNOT FORMAT SEAGATE DRIVE THROUGH SEATOOLS UPDATE#
Since HP support does not recommend the use of Remote Desktop to access the server it would seem that the update would need to be delivered via a Windows Home Server Add-In, a scenario I feel to be fairly unlikely. Seagate external hard drive is not detected in computer Check this tutorial to fix Seagate external hard drive not showing up in Windows 10 computer without losing data. I have to wonder how HP plans to issue a firmware update for these drives. HP customers should not apply the hard drive firmware available on the Seagate website. Please check HP.com and visit the customer support web page for the HP firmware update on your product. HP is working to release hard drive firmware updates to prevent the unlikely event that a drive exhibits this issue. Based on Seagate’s analysis, the condition rarely occurs. The symptom of an affected drive is the inability of a system to communicate with the drive immediately following a power cycle.
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HP has discontinued use of the potentially affected Seagate drives in manufacturing. Seagate has recently informed HP of a potential issue with certain Seagate SATA hard drives that may be associated with the MediaSmart Server.ĥ00 GB ST3500620AS, ST3500320NS, GB0500C8046, GB0500EAFJHħ50 GB ST3750630AS, ST3750330NS, GB0750C8047, GB0750EAFJKĪ hold has been placed on all potentially affected Seagate SATA hard drive models. I followed up with HP, and have just received the following response: After some forum members noticed a different, HP-designated firmware version on the original drives from their MediaSmart Server they contacted HP support, who stated that HP engineers were investigating the issue.
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There’s been a fair bit of discussion recently about the firmware issues with some Seagate hard drives.