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Is this a Momentus XT? And Firmware update question.
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The XT version is the hybrid with the SSD and traditional together. The non XT version is the standard drive. All XTs are 7200. The price is average, and I have one and like it, although some have had issues so be warned. The latest firmware is obtainable through Seagate's website with the instructions to flash to it. It is super easy and menu driven.
You'd be overpaying by $2.
$99:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Momentus-7200RPM-Hybrid-ST95005620AS-Bare/dp/B003NSBF32
And you know those are the Hybrids, and they're new.
$99:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Momentus-7200RPM-Hybrid-ST95005620AS-Bare/dp/B003NSBF32
And you know those are the Hybrids, and they're new.
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menu? you mean an app?
it's new, that's a display
yeah i know.
i'll be buying it from a shop
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C boots from optical. Alt asks where to boot from. D runs diagnostics from optical. T is target disk mode. Shift is safe mode.
Alt+Cmd+P+R is reset PRAM.
where's the link to the drive's latest firmware update?
ok i understand.
1. Download
2. Burn to CD
3. Restart, while on startup press "C"
4. Shut down
5. Drive FW updated
did i do anything wrong in the process i thought?
EDIT: Found it. http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=215451&NewLang=en
still wondering about the FW update process
i also want to reset PRAM and SMC
PRAM= alt cmd p r (thx cube!) while on startup
SMC=?
ok i understand.
1. Download
2. Burn to CD
3. Restart, while on startup press "C"
4. Shut down
5. Drive FW updated
did i do anything wrong in the process i thought?
EDIT: Found it. http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=215451&NewLang=en
still wondering about the FW update process
i also want to reset PRAM and SMC
PRAM= alt cmd p r (thx cube!) while on startup
SMC=?
Reset SMC: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
Burn the iso as an image with Disk Utility. Do not burn it as a file.
After booting with this disc, you'll get some license/info page which you have to acknowledge, and then get a menu.
Have the machine with a full battery charge and plugged to the mains. Power off during any firmware update is terrible.
I think after flashing the updater will ask you to press some key to restart.
Burn the iso as an image with Disk Utility. Do not burn it as a file.
After booting with this disc, you'll get some license/info page which you have to acknowledge, and then get a menu.
Have the machine with a full battery charge and plugged to the mains. Power off during any firmware update is terrible.
I think after flashing the updater will ask you to press some key to restart.
I would only upgrade if the drive gives you some trouble (eg: battery drain because of not spinning down, stalls, etc.)
I had got the drive with SD22 without noticing any trouble, and I just upgraded to SD23 which caused the disk not to spin down anymore. I had to wait for SD24, which did not fix my problem, and then SD25, which did.
But there's some people that report that SD25 didn't help them.
I had got the drive with SD22 without noticing any trouble, and I just upgraded to SD23 which caused the disk not to spin down anymore. I had to wait for SD24, which did not fix my problem, and then SD25, which did.
But there's some people that report that SD25 didn't help them.
may i see the bottom left and upper left?
also, the mem size plz
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