Re: [Thinkpad] 5K80/New Firmware - Ongoing Saga Continues

But you broke the golden rule - if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
AND you applied a firmware upgrade to a drive it was not "meant" for -
indeed, you were told not to do it, and it is not supported. So, what did
you expect?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Starfire CT" <starfirect@hotmail.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 6:18 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] 5K80/New Firmware - Ongoing Saga Continues

> Past: Got a Hitachi 5K80, 60GB/5400rpm HD for a T41. Saw an upgrade for
the
> firmware on IBM's site to go from version A55A to version A5BA; hoped it
> would help with Active HD Protection crashes. After it was installed, the
> data was fine but I discovered that:
> a) it "lost" the predesktop partition (F11 does nothing on a reboot)
> b) broke the automated "restore" process of the IBM Disc's
> c) made the predesktop partition unrecoverable (meaning that the 60GB
drive
> is currently 53.25)
>
> Present (update):
> Sent an email to Hitachi about getting the original firmware, version
A55A.
> They told me that this is an IBM problem because they released the
firmware.
> Now, this is interesting, since Hitachi sends the firmware to IBM, but
> that's OK.
>
> Sent an email to IBM that led to four phone calls. Basically, they keep
> telling me that the firmware was for the 60/7200 ONLY. I keep telling them
> that I called IBM Support and they said that if it wasn't supported by the
> current drive then it would fail on the install; I also point out that
> there's a readme that says that this drive is supported. They then told
me
> that it wasn't their problem because there wasn't an FRU on this
particular
> drive.
>
> After much ranting - after all, I DID call IBM about the drive I bought
> before I bought it, as I was concerned about the AHP; they told me it
would
> be fine - they suggested that I run the Erase Disk utility on the Fitness
> Test. I did this. In the utility, the Predesktop Partition is marked as
> "Frozen" - the disk is marked at 57GB. Erase disk did erase the disk, but
> it ended with a technology error, meaning to me that I should follow up
with
> Hitachi.
>
> Hitachi's web site tells me "That's an OEM serial, so contact the people
> that sold it to you."
>
> Moral of the story is... I don't think I have one! I did everything by
the
> rules, this time, and still somehow got screwed.
>
> So it looks like I have the only 54GB/T41 in the world, unless I opt to
sell
> off the "54GB drive" on eBay and go 60GB/7200rpm.
>
> And don't be surprsied if the firmware readme and install changes to only
> support the 60/7200 drive only - at least no one else will be effected by
> this problem!
>
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