Monthly Archives: January 2009

Interesting times among hard disk manufacturers. Western Digital continues to solidify its role as a leader in the drive industry. Though the company is not normally known for being at the forefront of capacity jumps, today it became the first manufact… Continue reading →

The six largest hard drive makers, acting as part of the Trusted Computer Group, have unveiled final specifications that will allow full-disk encryption on all consumer and enterprise-class devices. Continue reading →

Seagate last week released a second fix for firmware that it acknowledges is causing several of its desktop disk drives to freeze or fail. Continue reading →

Seagate has now released new firmware for all models of hard drives affected by a software flaw, the company said today. Continue reading →

After issuing a firmware upgrade for hard disk drives that have been failing at a high rate, Seagate today announced it would offer free data-recovery services for Barracuda 7200.11 drive owners. Continue reading →

Seagate’s largest consumer hard drive, the high-capacity, four-platter Barracuda 7200.11, is drawing a lot of complaints from users who say the drive is freezing up or failing. Seagate said it has isolated a firmware issue on the Barracuda and other dr… Continue reading →

Seagate Technology is replacing CEO William Watkins with Chairman Stephen Luczo, giving day-to-day control of the disk-drive manufacturer back to Luczo more than four years after he relinquished the job to Watkins, the company said Monday. Continue reading →

No matter how large the internal drive on your PC, it is never too late for a dedicated external drive to offload the constant barrage of data that keeps invading your computer. Continue reading →

Network-attached storage coupled with a media streamer can be a wonderful way to send digital media content to your television. That is, if you can get it set up. Attaching a drive directly to your TV may have more appeal. The Seagate FreeAgent Theater… Continue reading →

Nearly a decade after USB 2.0 was first introduced, this practically ubiquitous technology is poised for its first major upgrade in years. Continue reading →