Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM working good so far

ok, I finally did it (although I slept well last night but I could't stop thinking about it ;))

1. looked for an old usb-stick
2. used http://www.lowfps.com/creating-a-bootab ... humb-drive
3. copied the samsung file also on the stick - renamed it to patch.exe
4. shut down the nas
5. plugged the 1. drive on a sata-port, changed bios boot settings to usb, booted from stick
6. typed patch.exe, it found the disc automatically and patched it within seconds
7. did it again with the second disc
8. back in the nas - booting and waiting for my networkshare to come up
9. they appeared - now I'm listening to anathema (from my nice 2X2tb-share) and wonder if any files are damaged (I don't think so) but still feel annoyed about the waste of lifetime. at least it worked.
10. I also asked netgear-support if they could tell me if the box runs in ide or ahci - they haven't got any idea but on monday a 2. level support may tell me