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Firmware Recommendations for Barracuda 7200.11, ES.2 SATA, and DiamondMax 22 Drives


Firmware Update for ST3500320AS, ST3500620AS, ST3500820AS, ST3640330AS, ST3640530AS, ST3750330AS, ST3750630AS, ST31000340AS
(Firmware Affected: AD14, SD15, SD16, SD17, SD18, SD19, SD81; Recommended Firmware Update SD1A)

ST3500320AS, ST3500620AS, ST3500820AS, ST3750330AS, ST3750630AS, ST31000340AS
ST3640330AS, ST3640530AS (Please contact support at disksupport@seagate.com for update)
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Firmware Update for ST31500341AS, ST31000333AS, ST3640323AS, ST3640623AS; ST3320613AS, ST3320813AS, ST3160813AS **
(Recommended Firmware Update: SD1B; SD2B)
**Note: If your drive has CC or LC firmware, your drive is not affected and no further action is required. Attempting to flash the firmware of a drive with CC or LC firmware will result in rendering your drive inoperable.

ST31500341AS, ST31000333AS, ST3640323AS, ST3640623AS; ST3320613AS, ST3320813AS, ST3160813AS
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Firmware Update for STM3500320AS, STM3750330AS, STM31000340AS
(Firmware Affected: MX15 (or higher); Recommended Firmware Update MX1A)

STM3500320AS, STM3750330AS, STM31000340AS
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Firmware Update for STM31000334AS, STM3640323AS, STM3320614AS, STM3160813AS
(Recommended Firmware Update: MX1B)

STM31000334AS, STM3640323AS, STM3320614AS, STM3160813AS
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Firmware Update for ST3250310NS, ST3500320NS, ST3750330NS, ST31000340NS
(Recommended Firmware Update: SN06; SN16)
Caution: Customers utilizing RAID architectures incorporating affected products should back up all data content before upgrading drives with the firmware solution. For some arrays firmware upgrades may cause RAID management software to require an array to be rebuilt. Please consult the technical documentation and procedure recommended by the RAID controller manufacturer for your system prior to upgrading any affected product in an array. Please proceed with caution and contact Seagate Technical Support for assistance.
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Firmware Update for ST31000340SV, ST3750330SV, ST3500320SV, ST3320410SV
(Firmware Affected: SV16 (Drive Family: SV35.3); CV11 (Drive Family: SV35.4))
Caution: Please consult your surveillance system manufacturer's technical documentation and procedure recommended for hard disk drive firmware upgrades prior to upgrading any product. Please proceed with caution and contact Seagate Technical Support for assistance.

ST31000340SV, ST3750330SV, ST3500320SV; ST3320410SV

!!WARNING!!
If the firmware upgrade installation instructions are not followed properly the firmware upgrade could be data destructive and/or render your hard drive inoperable. As Seagate does not warrant the data on your drive, In addition to regular back-ups, if possible, your data should be backed up before upgrading the drive firmware. Additional information on backing-up the contents of your drive can be found at www.seagate.com. Though this firmware upgrade to your product is a change to the product the terms and conditions of your Seagate warranty for the product will remain effective to its normal expiration. For other warranties on your product please consult the warranty documentation provided by your supplier.