[WLUG] Does Hard Drive's Firmware need to be transfered?

[Ethan Allen]

I have replaced hundreds of hard drives over the years and none have 
ever given me trouble. There are some specific security setups that read 
disk/device serial number, however, if you were in such a situation: 1. 
transferring firmware would not help resolve the serial number change 
and 2. I doubt you would have presented this question to the group as 
you would be aware of the answer already.

In most cases, especially running Linux, you can pop in a new drive and 
start installing new software immediately.

As an aside, at the enterprise level I have updated disk firmware on HP 
hardware for various reasons, mostly due to poor performance or 
increased visibility and reporting on hardware health.

Hope this helps.

On 2/10/2014 11:06 PM, gordon webb wrote:
> Hello All
>
> Just got a new Hard Drive for my HP G60t-200 Lap top. Will the new 
> Hard Drive's Firmware need to be transfered? The new Hard Drive model 
> number is: WD1600-BEVT- 60ZCT10. Same Model as origional Hard Drive
>
> Gordon
>
>
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