Question Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS firmware

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Hi,

I have an older external hard drive, it was used sporadic for backup storage.

It made some kind of clack noise sometimes, from beginning.

https://pastebin.com/zmRSBjQq

There is an firmware update available, maybe this could fix the issue?

Can I somehow update the firmware inside the USB case?
I have only a notebook.

Regards
 
If the drive eventually replaces the "slow" sectors with spares, then it may stabilise. However, whenever I've seen these errors appear, there are usually other signs that the drive is degrading, eg pending or reallocated sectors. I would keep an eye on SMART and be prepared to replace the drive.
 
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