Seagate Momentus XT firmware upgrade

IceBus · 1 Sep 2011 at 21:57

Not sure if everybody else has already heard about this, but I hadn't... There's now a new firmware update out for the Seagate Momentus XT that stops some of the spin-downs and freezes etc. associated with the earlier firmware.

I just updated mine using these instructions: http://www.io101.org/blog/howto/update-seagate-momentus-xt-firmware-sd24-sd25-on-macbook-pro/

Everything seems absolutely fine and I'll be interested to see if it does result in me getting better battery life. I think the hard drive maybe sounds quieter too, but that might just be in my head!

I'll report back with any issues etc.

QwaF · 1 Sep 2011 at 22:06

Haha, it's about time. Thought it'd never receive a firmware update, had it for a year or so now. I'll report back if I notice any differences.

IceBus · 1 Sep 2011 at 22:14

The only downside is you need to make a bootable CD as they've only released the upgrade as either an ISO or .exe :rolleyes:

Definitely smoother for me, and not stuttering with video playback any more. Two thumbs up so far.

QwaF · 1 Sep 2011 at 22:25

Can't say I had any stuttering problems before hand, but I did have the occasional spindowns which would freeze the system for a few seconds till it span back up again.

I'll have to just wait and see if that has been solved!

Skyboat · 5 Sep 2011 at 19:59

Updated mine today. Haven't really noticed anything major, if at all, so far.

If you have a Windows partition running in Boot Camp like I do, then the .exe method is by far the easiest.