So it seems that my HDD has a new firmware available. However should I update it? The risk is that if the update gets interrupted... my HDD may be dead forever. I am currently not having any HDD issues. I just wonder the new firmware will make it worker better or faster.
BTW the update is ran in DOS by a CD.
Thanks!!!
Is it recommended to update your hard drive firmware?
Braxton619
BlueAngel
I have never updated my hard-drives firmware, unless this new update has performance improvements or something along those lines I wouldn't bother.
Sir Baddock
I only upgrade firmwares if the firmware I have is causing issues, if it isn't causing any issues upgrading it has the potential to make a stable working piece of hardware unstable and unusable.
Quaker
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I just wonder the new firmware will make it worker better or faster.
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If you do decide to update it, you should probably backup anything important first.
Ghost Dog
Don't bother, clearly yours is working as intended.
I wouldn't bother unless I was unable to run a raid configuration without it or something that drastic.
I wouldn't bother unless I was unable to run a raid configuration without it or something that drastic.
R666
If its a solid state drive then update cause some of the older drives lack a fuction in the firmeware that is very usefull for performance but if it a normal magnetic hard drive don't bother
Snograt
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Tomkatt
only update firmware if you have a known issue or there is a performance increase.
BIOS, HDD, Optical drives - these should only be updated if needed for security reasons or problems. If it's working, leave it be (particularly since HDD units are mostly plug and play, and usually don't even need special drivers these days).
BIOS, HDD, Optical drives - these should only be updated if needed for security reasons or problems. If it's working, leave it be (particularly since HDD units are mostly plug and play, and usually don't even need special drivers these days).
Tarun
Unless it's a Seagate drive that had issues not so long ago, don't bother updating it.
Kammy Leet
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It's impossible for us to say what the firmware does, call the manufacture or e-mail and ask what is included in the update, if they have not released a debug update report in pdf or txt.
Speed nay, I can't see how updating the chip on the hdd itself makes IDE 133 anything other than IDE133 or whatever your running. If it's a chipset update it might handle info better and generally process things to the cpu with less latency, but it's not.