boy i wish i had caught this thread sooner. looks like one of my 750's is of this same model, and now i have absolutely no access ot the drive. tried it in another system and it's not even detected in the BIOS to be able to do a firmware upgrade

Sounds like it's time for a warranty replacement.

i could care less about the 750gb hard drive...it's the 6+ hours i've already spent trying to get this thing to do a Server Recovery now that's killing me

FWIW I got hit by the firmware bug affecting one of my 500gb 7200.11 drives... and managed to recover the drive and its data following this guide.

You'll need to scavenge a nokia CA-42 cable (though I managed with a DKU-5 and a pair of AA batteries added to the circuit)... not for the faint of heart but worth the effort imo. This guide to accessing the console on buffalo arm9 routers features good instructions on scavenging, preparing and testing the actual cable.

The hardest part is getting the wiring working (& tested before use), the actual procedure takes just minutes.

If anyone needs help with setting up the wiring or the procedure feel free to PM or better yet start a thread in the Help & Support forum...

MacGuyver, I mean ymboc, you never cease to amaze me with your ingenuity and technical aptitude.

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Flattery!

I just followed instructions and connected the dots... a forgotten art perhaps...

...but seriously anyone can do it with enough time, patience, the right tools, and in this case, odds & ends lying around the house.
Thanks just the same though -- you made my day

Just want to update the link to the HP firmware.
I clicked on the quoted one and brought me to a download page with nothing to download lol
It's listed under the TouchSmart PC but that's fine. In the download description it lists the models of Hard Drives this is aimed at.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=pv-68339-3&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&os=2100&product=3752245

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Latest SeaTools works on the EX495 as of June 2011. (no problems here)

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My WHS2011 system on EX487 was failing to reboot. I bought the VGA debug cable and found out that one of my Seagate ST3750630AS with firmware version HP24 had died. I could not revive the drive. Both Seagate and HP did not grant a RMA. HP warranty ends after 1 year and Seagate do not RMA the OEM drives.

There is a new formware releaced by HP version 26A. Here is the link for the download
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp;jsessionid=Mv26TRMhfylN29Z9MkCtXjvzS3ZDyHDkRWmcvChzhs8QBPjrYVW9!1246391827?swItem=wk-91921-1&swLang=13&swEnvOID=2025&prodNameId=1844975&lang=en&cc=us&mode=2&&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=3432827

System came with two of these drives. I updated the firmware on the second drive immediately. I wish I had known about the new HP firmware earlier.