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

[Mike Schlueter]

What are these "SATA test cables"? Also, I would recommend always having
the laptop plugged in when installing an OS, especially if the battery is 5
yrs old. Try powering it up without the hard drive and see if you still
hear ticking.  It might be a fan. You might also try the hard drives in
another system to see if they can be accessed.


On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 3:57 PM, gordon webb <gordonwebb1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello Ethan, and Alison
>
> The new hard drive came.  With the " No Problem no need to transferring
> firmware" I installed the new Hard Drive.  Same problem as the first hard
> drive when trying to install Ubuntu 13.10.  The first 2 screens come up
> then it goes to a reverse video message something about chash and a bunch
> of numbers.  When I used the SATA test cables with the new hard drive I get
> the same ticking sound as the origional.  Some one thought it might be the
> power supply but its a battery powered laptop.  Back to trouble shooting or
> may be its time to replace this 5 year old HP G-60t-200.
>
> Gordon
>
>
>   On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 11:53 AM, Ethan Allen <lodis4 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>   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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