Hello, you have this firmware that is for this drive [URL] Yes we suggest to keep drive firmware up to date  
Greetings,  Looking for some spare Seagate ST33000650SS SAS drives for PowerEdge R720.  One site suggested that Dell firmware might be required for the replacement hdds. Anyone know if this might be true? If so, can the firmware be downloaded from Dell?  Thanks!
Is Dell hdd firmware needed for SAS drive replacement Seagate ST33000650SS in 
R720