[SOLVED] Need help to upgrade firmware CC49 on disk :ST3500418AS

[alvarocn98]

Hello, i tryed with an iso image and with the Windows toold , and both give me the next message when im in the firmware tool : Model Matched , but firmware version not compatible , is the right firmware for sure and right now i have the firmware : HP35 . I would like to know how to force the upgrade or know another method to do it. Thanks

 

[ElectrO_90]

If it is saying its not the right one, you probably don't have the right one.
Forcing it, may just leave it dead

 

[alvarocn98]

Its the right one cause i taked it from Seagate.com from my model firmware

 

[alvarocn98]

Hello , im trying to upgrade the firmware CC49 to my ST3500418AS DISK , it is the right firmware , from seagate.com , and from my model , but it gives me that message on the tool of upgrading . Can someone help me to upgrade the firmware ? Thanks

 

[USAFRet]

What issue are you trying to resolve with this update?

 

[alvarocn98]

Dont worry about my data i have backup of all in other disk , i just want the new firmware .

 

[USAFRet]

Dont worry about my data i have backup of all in other disk , i just want the new firmware .

Why?
Generally, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

Especially with a hard drive. What are you trying to fix?

 

[alvarocn98]

i dont try to fix nothing , just i wanted because is the newest and im trying to optimize an old pc . Im decided to do it , so could you help me please?

 

[USAFRet]

i dont try to fix nothing , just i wanted because is the newest and im trying to optimize an old pc . Im decided to do it , so could you help me please?

If you're getting the thing direct from Seagate, and if you are following the Seagate procedures exactly as they state, and if it is still failing....you do not need it, or it is not applicable to your device.

 

[alvarocn98]

Okey , thank you so much , anyway , is the are any other forced procedure or flashing or something ?

 

[USAFRet]

Okey , thank you so much , anyway , is the are any other forced procedure or flashing or something ?

If you force it, you may break it.
The only procedures to be followed are those direct from the manufacturer, exactly as they say to do it.

 

[alvarocn98]

Do you know the procedure of it ? Just to know : Thanks

 

[USAFRet]

Do you know the procedure of it ? Just to know : Thanks

No I do not.
The only drive I ever had to update the firmware on was the 2x Samsung 840 EVOs.
And that was specifically how Samsung said to do it.

 

[alvarocn98]

I have some firmware to my st3500418AS , cause the newest cc49 dont work to me , and its the right firmware . so i got other older , but they are in .rar or .zip . So how can i do it ? Thanks

 

[USAFRet]

I have some firmware to my st3500418AS , cause the newest cc49 dont work to me , and its the right firmware . so i got other older , but they are in .rar or .zip . So how can i do it ? Thanks

Again...you explicitely follow the instructions from the manufacturer. No exceptions.

And also again, you do not need this.

 

[alvarocn98]

My manufacter dont tell me how to do it caus eis not his oficial way

 

[fzabkar]

Seagate's HDD firmware is divided into functional modules. Some modules reside in the "ROM" chip on the PCB, while the remainder reside is a hidden System Area (SA) on the platters.

Updating Seagate OEM firmware (eg Hewlett Packard HP35) with retail firmware (CC49) has serious risks. This is because a firware update does not typically replace all firmware modules. This means that the resulting firmware will be a hybrid mix of OEM and retail modules. These may or may not be compatible. The result may be a non-functional drive, or a drive that behaves strangely.

For example, Seagate specifically states that you must not apply a CCxx firmware update to a drive with SDxx firmware, and vice versa. These are both retail versions. If you ignore Seagate's warning, the result will be a bricked drive.

Here is a case where a user applied a retail update to OEM firmware:
https://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=25132

The result was strange SMART reporting (due to a "shift" in the SMART attributes), but otherwise the drive appeared to be OK.

Hopefully the following article will help you to understand the structure of HDD firmware.

The hard drive -- a computer-within-a-computer:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=2600

There are ways to forcibly update a drive's firmware, but not by using the RARs or ZIPs found in the firmware resource dumps at places such as HDD Guru. Instead one would use Seagate's official retail or OEM updates and modify the command line that executes the update. The procedure is described in the abovementioned HDD Guru thread.

Here is my analysis of Seagate's SD1A update for the 7200.11:

Analysis of Seagate F3 Firmware Update:
http://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=816

 

[ElectrO_90]

My manufacter dont tell me how to do it caus eis not his oficial way

Everyone has said not to do it and if you do, follow the instructions on the website.
You don't understand rar or zip files. I think firmware update is too complicated for you to handle on yourself.
And as stated multiple times, if you do this you will end up throwing your HDD in the bin because you will probably break it.