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Travelstar 7K60 firmware update?

post #1 of 17
8/13/04 at 9:50pm
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I bought my Travelstar 7K60 from newegg and installed it in an I600M. Should I install a firmware update? The Dell update is listed for the 8600 not the 600M but it seems to be the exact same HD.

Description:
"Hitachi TravelStar (A6EA) firmware corrects a clicking noise observed
when entering low power mode on the following models:

HTS726060M9AT00 (60GB - P/N J1489)
HTS726060M9AT00 (60GB - P/N N3574)

Please copy the contents of this Release to your root directory of your bootable media.
An "autoexec.bat" has been added to automate the firmware upgrade.

PLEASE CONNECT A/C POWER BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO UPGRADE FIRMWARE!!!"

http://support.dell.com/support/down...4949&devlib=26
http://support.dell.com/support/down...leaseid=R82021
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post #2 of 17
8/13/04 at 11:18pm
also should this be done on any laptops other than dell namely toshiba?/

thanks
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post #3 of 17
8/14/04 at 4:24am
it applies to all systems that use this drive if im not mistaken
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post #4 of 17
8/14/04 at 6:23am
Don't risk flashing it though if you are not suffering from those clicking noises, it would be unecessary as the update adds no other enhancements or functionality. For example, mine doesn't click, so I'm still happily using the original firmware
stu
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post #5 of 17
8/14/04 at 8:13am
it will tell you if u need flashing..
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post #6 of 17
8/14/04 at 10:34am
http://images.lunarpages.com/uxga/dos/usb/hitachi.exe

The Hitachi mobile HD firmware flash is not system specific. Like Bache mentioned, the firmware flash will detect if the drive is one that requires a flash and will upgrade accordingly.
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post #7 of 17
3/11/05 at 1:55am
Mmm.. I don't have a floppy drive on my machine. What to do?
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post #8 of 17
3/11/05 at 10:13am
use a bootable USB key.

Thanks for reminding me of this, I have the 7K60 in both my i8500 and my i700m, both 7K60's bought from Dell. I'll run the app when I get home.
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post #9 of 17
3/11/05 at 12:02pm
i'd check the firmware already on the HD...chances are, it is already updated
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post #10 of 17
3/11/05 at 12:14pm
Well, the app is supposed to check the HDD and say whether it needs the update or not.
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post #11 of 17
3/11/05 at 12:16pm
yeah, it doesn't hurt to try
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post #12 of 17
3/11/05 at 12:32pm
Well, it programm told me that there is no need for upgrade. Bur performance still sux.
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post #13 of 17
3/11/05 at 12:36pm
Do the settings the feature tool channges affect the performance much? Any one ran some tests?
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post #14 of 17
3/11/05 at 7:13pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by somms
http://images.lunarpages.com/uxga/dos/usb/hitachi.exe

The Hitachi mobile HD firmware flash is not system specific. Like Bache mentioned, the firmware flash will detect if the drive is one that requires a flash and will upgrade accordingly.
I downloaded this, ran it, and let it format my USB key. BIOS is set to boot from the USB key first, but it won't boot off the USB key. What am I doing wrong?
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post #15 of 17
3/11/05 at 7:51pm
Before you update it use the diskinfo.exe file (run it in windows) to tell you if you need the firmware:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview...sg1TPAD-HDFIRM
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post #16 of 17
3/11/05 at 8:48pm
I've had enough of this... Returned to the store. Boot time was like 40 sec longer with this drive, no worth upgrade for me.


Thanks all for all your help
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post #17 of 17
3/11/05 at 8:50pm
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Originally Posted by mich43L
Before you update it use the diskinfo.exe file (run it in windows) to tell you if you need the firmware:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview...sg1TPAD-HDFIRM
Thanks! It told me I don't need it on my new 7K60. I'll check the older 7K60 I have in my i8500 later using that app, too.

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