WD-HD-Microkernelupdate tut was?

[*Cosmo*]

Hi,
auf der WD-Homepage liegt ein Programm, das angeblich WD-Festplatten aktualisiert. Weiss jemand, was da genau verändert wird, hat es schon jemand getestet? Habe keine Release-Infos gefunden, der FAQ-Link scheint tot?!

http://support.wdc.com/de/download/index.asp#raidno3ware

Thnx
CK

 

[HappyMutant]

Hab mal die FAQ manuell durchforstet und das Update scheint sich auf diese Problem zu beziehen.

Ich zitiere:

IMPORTANT! Information for customers using a RAID configuration.
Question
Why do EIDE drives disappear from the IDE RAID array or system after a short period of error-free operation?

Affected drives:

* WD EIDE drives with capacities between 40GB & 120GB

* WD EIDE drives with greater than 120GB capacity with a date earlier than 3/25/03.

Answer
Problem:
WD EIDE drives are dropped from an IDE RAID array or system after several days or weeks of error-free operation.

Solution:
The problem is a result of a feature that reduces idle acoustic noise in desktop drives. This feature may cause a timeout likely (though not exclusively) in an IDE RAID environment. To disable the feature, you can run a simple Western Digital utility to turn off a single bit in the drive’s run-time configuration. Disabling of this feature will NOT impact normal system operations. No firmware or hardware changes are required.

* IDE Upgrade Utility (Non-3Ware controller cards)
For all configurations other than 3Ware controller cards, download the IDE Upgrade Utility for the Desktop PC.


* 3Ware controller cards
If you are using one or more 3Ware controller cards in an IDE RAID configuration, download the IDE RAID Compatibility Upgrade Utility for 3Ware 7500-X controllers cards.

 

[*Cosmo*]

Great, thnx für die Info!

CK