hdd firmware upgrade

lilpaki · 08-December-05, 08:16 PM

my maxtor 6L160M0 diamondmax 10 has been playing up and i want to do a firmware upgrade, anyone know how?

tia

$SOLID$ Necro · 08-December-05, 08:26 PM

I looked into that along time ago, it realy isn't needed unless you are having issues..is that what you meant by "Playing up"?

You may need to download a small utitlity from maxtor to do the update.

Check out part two of this link, its not exactly what you are looking for but its in the general vicinity.

http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...downloadID=140

Part Two Ã‚â€“ Firmware Upgrade

Double click on Maxtor Quick start icon on your desktop.
Once the MSS is located on your network, select it and click NEXT.
Select Drive Management
This will open up a web browser. If you have applied a password to the unit it will prompt you to enter it at this time.
After entering you password select ADVANCED SETTINGS > SYSTEM MAINTENANCE > SYSTEM UPDATE.
You will see a page stating that the MSS will be unavailable to users during the upgrade. If necessary notify all users that access the MSS of this downtime before proceeding. Click Next.
The Performing System Update page is displayed. Click on Browse.
Browse to and select the mss_v_2_4_2.bin file extracted to your desktop in part one. Click Open.
Click Update.
The firmware update will start. A status bar will show the System Upgrade Process. When finished the MSS will automatically restart and the System Restart Progress bar appears. The restart process takes approximately two (2) minutes to complete. During this time, no user intervention is necessary. Once the System Restart Progress: bar reaches 100% a Performing System Update page displays notifying you that the Shared Storage drive has been successfully updated. Click Done to return to the System Maintenance Options Page. Close your Browser and proceed to Part Three.

The new firmware version 2.4.2 can be viewed from the upper left corner of the MSS browser pages.

lilpaki · 19-December-05, 07:36 PM

thanks for th ereply solid, soz thi salte. thing is i cant download that utility, it ask for a serial numba, and wen i put in wat i fink is right from my hdd, it say the utilit not for this version.. any help?

thanks in advanced

lilpaki · 22-December-05, 07:36 PM

any1??????????????????/

08-December-05, 08:16 PM		#1 (permalink)
lilpaki Apex Techie Wannabe	hdd firmware upgrade my maxtor 6L160M0 diamondmax 10 has been playing up and i want to do a firmware upgrade, anyone know how? tia

08-December-05, 08:26 PM		#2 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker	I looked into that along time ago, it realy isn't needed unless you are having issues..is that what you meant by "Playing up"? You may need to download a small utitlity from maxtor to do the update. Check out part two of this link, its not exactly what you are looking for but its in the general vicinity. http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...downloadID=140 Part Two Ã‚â€“ Firmware Upgrade Double click on Maxtor Quick start icon on your desktop. Once the MSS is located on your network, select it and click NEXT. Select Drive Management This will open up a web browser. If you have applied a password to the unit it will prompt you to enter it at this time. After entering you password select ADVANCED SETTINGS > SYSTEM MAINTENANCE > SYSTEM UPDATE. You will see a page stating that the MSS will be unavailable to users during the upgrade. If necessary notify all users that access the MSS of this downtime before proceeding. Click Next. The Performing System Update page is displayed. Click on Browse. Browse to and select the mss_v_2_4_2.bin file extracted to your desktop in part one. Click Open. Click Update. The firmware update will start. A status bar will show the System Upgrade Process. When finished the MSS will automatically restart and the System Restart Progress bar appears. The restart process takes approximately two (2) minutes to complete. During this time, no user intervention is necessary. Once the System Restart Progress: bar reaches 100% a Performing System Update page displays notifying you that the Shared Storage drive has been successfully updated. Click Done to return to the System Maintenance Options Page. Close your Browser and proceed to Part Three. The new firmware version 2.4.2 can be viewed from the upper left corner of the MSS browser pages.

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19-December-05, 07:36 PM		#3 (permalink)
lilpaki Apex Techie Wannabe	thanks for th ereply solid, soz thi salte. thing is i cant download that utility, it ask for a serial numba, and wen i put in wat i fink is right from my hdd, it say the utilit not for this version.. any help? thanks in advanced

22-December-05, 07:36 PM		#4 (permalink)
lilpaki Apex Techie Wannabe	any1??????????????????/