External Hard Drive Archive Bug Thread
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What do you expect, their beta testers are all staff members of the other forum. (And we see how well they do that.) No wonder why people are reporting bugs.
This is where you need to work your valuable contacts. We're able and willing to be testers for all kinds of hardware and software but have no idea how to "get involved".
But, when the 622 reformats the drive, all that will be wipe away, won't it? It's a Windows supported feature is it not?
Yes, Same question here. Does the drive have to reformatted or will windows recognize the drive and will the utilities allow you to change the setting without reformatting. If so, I guess I can transfer shows back to the 622 and follow the steps .
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If that is the problem, I can live with it rather than have the drive run all the time... (my pc didn't recognize the drive)
No, 622 formats Linux. Windows would have to reformat to NTFS to address it.Yes, Same question here. Does the drive have to reformatted or will windows recognize the drive and will the utilities allow you to change the setting without reformatting. If so, I guess I can transfer shows back to the 622 and follow the steps
I had the same problem with my sg fa 500. I think I tied too soon after activating, the csr told me I was his first to ask him for that and he told it would work right away but other's have said it take's 10 to 20 minutes. then I transfered my whole movie archive, which was almost my entire hd space on 622, it took about 11 hrs with no problems, so far working as advertised. I have played from ext hd ,transfered back to main and played and everthing is fine, so I am wondering if this might have to do with how old your box is, mine is in the 82----- range, I just got it as a replacement a few month's ago. maybe everybody with problems should list their serial # with your post to see if the problem might be in certain serial # ranges. I read on another thread something about the 622's having different componets in older versions. It will only take few posts to disprove that possibilty.
No. It is a diagnostic for all Seagate drives. Freeagent Tools are specific to the external. And, both work only on Windows. Will not help the problem with the 622 (Linux).
The Seagate utility must be run from Windows BUT the sleep setting is independent of the OS, it is set in the drive firmware.
You "should" be able to hook your drive to Windows, use the utility just for the sleep interval and then rehook it to the 622 without having to format anything.
You "should" be able to hook your drive to Windows, use the utility just for the sleep interval and then rehook it to the 622 without having to format anything.
Wonder if that sticks around after reformatting? if so, I guess I can move it to the PC, change the setting, then let the 622 re-reformat!
Wonder if the PC will recognize the drive since the 622 has referomatted it.
There is no CD. It's on the drive. This my question about already formatting with the 622, I would assume it could be downloaded again.
I don't "think" i recieved one. Check when I get home. I have googled for the software and other forums indicate that its not available for download from seagate.
Maybe someone can host it if its not too big, or create a torrent.
Maybe someone can host it if its not too big, or create a torrent.
So if I bought a new FA 500 and hooked it to the 622, which formatted the drive, I no longer have the utility to solve the spindown issue, which may or may not be an issue.
