So after battling with this for hours, I want to preserve what I learned for the benefit of others.
Seagate harddisk firmware updates come in 2 flavours: Windows based and CDR images.
Don't use the Windows ones. They mess with the MBR so they can wreck you're OS install if something goes...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/swaziland/7956458/Albino-girl-11-killed-and-beheaded-in-Swaziland-for-witchcraft.html
Freaking neanderthal savages! :mad:
How bent do you have to be in your mind to even contemplate something like this?