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    Seagate ST9500420AS 500GB HDD v5 Firmware Question

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by scampupy, Mar 24, 2011.

  1. scampupy

    scampupy Notebook Consultant

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    Chastity what does the update of the hard disk do?
     
    scampupy, Mar 24, 2011
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    mastersquall Notebook Consultant

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    i think it increase performance of HDD atleast that's what others are saying . i haven't checked myself
     
    mastersquall, Mar 24, 2011
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    antisniperspy Notebook Evangelist

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    For me it increased read write speeds. Made the drive a little louder, not a ton louder.
     
    antisniperspy, Mar 24, 2011
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