I found this hard drive on NewEgg:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (bare drive) – OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337
And there are quite a few substantial bad reviews about the drive freezing periodically. If you search for a bit, you can find several forums with people having problems, but of course forums don't get updated when resolutions to those problems are found.
I'm just wondering, does anyone know what the final verdict regarding the freezing issue with these hard drives is?
Best Answer
From the Toms Hardware article:
Part numbers for the affected models of Barracuda drives and their respective firmware revisions are as follows:
“Affected part number: 9JU138-300, 336 with firmware revisions SD15, SD17, or SD18.”
It also mentions there's a firmware fix available to treat the problem if you run into it