Hey there i have a problem with my hdd it wont get recognized in the bios anymore.

I have taken it to my friend who has fixed many of the problems with my pc before including the same problem with my other HDD.

He said that it needed a new firmware and that this is a good place to ask for it.

Also the drive information is
Model Number/Name: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10. 320 Gbytes
S/n: 5qf1GLQ
ST3320620AS
Firmware: 3.AAC

Also happend shortly after the data connector warped which my friend replaced

I would go back to the orginal problem with the sata connector. Updateing the firmware will not let the bios recognize it if it will not recognize it with the firmware that it has already.

Before I tried any firmware upgrades, I'd use some hard drive diagnostic software. See the seagate site if you don't already have the seatools.

I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

I think you need to get a new friend to help with your problems. As mentioned above, the firmware is not the problem. Try a diagnostic from Seagate, but if the bios doesn't see it, the drive has probably died or there's a cable problem.

Let's take a poll...how many people have ever found it necessary to update the firmware on a HDD?

LOL Jam, my money is on zero.
I would be surprised if it's even possible for a user to do it.

never needed firmware for a hdd. i doubt seagate or western even has it on their websites? or try pc doctor for a diagnostic utility. i use it at work and its pretty decent

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I've been looking for HDD firmware. Couldn't find any! But my case was diferent. I was looking to remove Toshiba Hidden Partition on my notebook! I Managed to do that with HDD restoration Tools!

But in your case! First You should try the HDD on another computer with a another Sata Cable or try the HDD on the same computer with another cable and/or port.

Also power the drive and listen to the sounds it makes, if any!

Good luck!

I'm just a shadow of my former self!

Thanks for all your help so far.

The drive powers up because i can hear it spinning.

The cable is fine too because it still works on the other drive and the sata connector did work for a while.

From what i know you can update firmware on nearly everything else on a pc so why not a hdd.

Also seatools cant see the drive.

Also when i use a USB-Sata converter thing i can actually access the drive using a low level editing tool but still windows and my bios refuse to see it.

Try on another computer!
Also try to see if the drive is detected if you limit the HDD by jumper to SATA instead of SATA2.
You hear the drive spinning, but can you hear the drive initialiing?
Just because it spins, doesn't mean its OK!
Connect the drive to the computer and disconnect everything else (CD-ROMS, other HDD, other cards, etc)

See if the BIOS detects the HDD with only the essencials, CPU, RAM and VGA connected to the motherboard.

If by any chance that drive isn't dead as soon as you detect the driver either on your computer or on another, you should Low Level Format the HDD (Zero Filler) with Seatools, Powermax or Active KillDisk.

Unless of course, you are hopping to recover some data from that HDD.

Good Luck

I'm just a shadow of my former self!

"Also when i use a USB-Sata converter thing i can actually access the drive"

That would indicate that the drive is ok. If you have also eliminated the cable and connectors, That only leaves the motherboard controller as the problem.

(Edit) Sudden thought! It could be the power cable or connector. Don't know why I didn't think of that before (oh yeah, old age). No power is more likely than the motherboard controller.