Drive(s) in question - Seagate PATA 200G ST3200822A 7200.7 ones.
Number of them - There.
Description of problem - in folding machines, they are mostly idle. Yet each about 45sec or something a self check (or something like this INTO the drive, no IDE activity shown) is started. This generate click noise and such sounds like HDD activity and it is extremely annoying. I did not want to hear these clicks. Otherwise I'm happy with the drives, but I just want this to STOP. It is VERY annoying.
Affected machines - Any. It simply did not matter on what machine they run, it is always the same. Noise, clicks, noise, clicks...
Quote:
Its called STIR (Seek To Improve Reliability) where the drive does random seeking to avoid the head sitting on the same place on the disk, which they reckon could heat up that particular track on the platter.
Pictures of 200G Seagate drivers, from left my7200.7 and then 7200.8 type (this one won't click/generate noise in iddle):
(click to see full size)
It is obvious that they do differ, but still, I heard that for the STIR,
there is a firmware update possible with cure it
Anyone already got it? I did not yet recieved a reply from Seagate, so... I better ask the public
PS. I already get suggested to use SysTool
http://www.techpowerup.com/systool/ to disable the AAM
Of course, the drives have NO AAM to set or disable
Well, at least ppl's is trying to help.
PS2. 7200.9 and 7200.10 types won't click also, so, Seagate stoped doing that crap