new firmware for 5k100

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leif · #1 Post by **leif** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:46 am

Here's the website address:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-62282

Have anyone updated your HDD's firmware???

jhonyl · #2 Post by **jhonyl** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:57 am

I have done that upgrade long ago to:

"HTS5480xxM9AT00 A5HA" = [My_Hard_Disk Firmware_version]

which is in the txt README.

It got rid of clicks noise, that the hard disk did.

leif · #3 Post by **leif** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:18 am

God! I burned the CD and then boot from it and try to update my fireware, it told my that no newer fireware found......

The fireware of my HDD is already the newest one.

aphex · #4 Post by **aphex** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:16 am

I think the word you are looking for is Firmware.

leif · #5 Post by **leif** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:11 am

Hahaha...

Yes, it's my fault. Sorry about that.

My English is not that good so can't recognised the problem with my words.

Thank you for pointing it out.

hiyel · #6 Post by **hiyel** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:15 am

Is there any way to check the firmware version of the harddrive beforehand?

LtTPfan · #7 Post by **LtTPfan** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:39 pm

One way to check the revision number first is to use IBM's Drive Fitness Test. I believe the revision will be called "microcode."

Is the drive to be updated an IBM branded drive or a generic Hitatchi? It's been discussed here that IBM's firmware update utility will only work on IBM branded drives. This appears true as my generic Hitachi drive is revision A53A and the latest IBM revision is A5HA but the update utility says no newer update is available even though my exact model number is listed in the update utility.

Whew, I feel so much safer knowing there are spelling police trolling the threads here. We've got to keep them ignorant poor spellin' locals and foreigners in check!

jhonyl · #8 Post by **jhonyl** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:17 am

hiyel wrote:Is there any way to check the firmware version of the harddrive beforehand?

Control Panel -> System -> hardware -> device manager -> Disk Drives -> properties -> details, and look for a number that looks like a firmware version. Mine is A5HA, and the device instance id looks like:IDE\DISKHTS548040M9AT00_________________________MG2OA5HA\5&2CAE0B77&0&0.0.0

This number appears on other fields as well.

hiyel · #9 Post by **hiyel** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:17 am

Thanks for the clue jhonyl. Mine says A51A, I guess that's the latest version according to the readme (I got my t43 on dec 19th '05).

leif · #10 Post by **leif** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:59 am

hiyel wrote:Thanks for the clue jhonyl. Mine says A51A, I guess that's the latest version according to the readme (I got my t43 on dec 19th '05).

I have got the same situation as yours. I think it's only suitable for some older hard disks.

sugo · #11 Post by **sugo** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:05 pm

Are you guys talking about 5K100 series? cause HTS548040M9AT00 is a 5K80.

hiyel · #12 Post by **hiyel** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:36 pm

Mine is a HTS721060G9AT00 (in English it's a 60 gig 7200 RPM original IBM Hitachi)

new firmware for 5k100

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