I have a mixture Seagate ES.2 drives with firmware XR1A and XR36. I would like to upgrade the XR1A to the newer XR36 firmware since I don't want have both in the same array. Seagate and Xyratex have been of no help. I can't even find the XR36 .lod file on the internet. If I get the file, can I use SeaTools (I prefer to use Windows, if possible) or some other tool to update the firmware?

Seagate's firmware update packages include their own SeaFlash tool.

Analysis of Seagate F3 Firmware Update:
http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php? ... 3165#p3165

Analysis of Seagate LOD firmware image file:
http://malthus.zapto.org/viewtopic.php? ... 3166#p3166

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Your tutorial has a lot of useful information in it, thank you.

Any suggestion where I might get Xyratex's the XR36 firmware? When I asked Seagate the tech said he never heard of it, although I believe it was released by Seagate in conjunction with Xyratex.

And when I tried to ask Xyratex... well they don't talk to end users, and I bought my unit on eBay - not from a Xyratex certified retailer. Also, I couldn't find it on Xyratex's FTP site.

Sorry, I have no idea.

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