HDD firmware update with no SATA port access?

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HDD firmware update with no SATA port access?

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I have three WD40EFRXs and just managed to get my 4th one to replace the aging Seagate. Not the newest stuff but at least CMR and not SMR ;)

It looks 2 of my Reds have older firmware than the other one: 80.00A80 vs 80.00A82, so I'm thinking of upgrading it. Unfortunately those days I'm left off with laptops only and have not PC so I could connect them to SATA port and they are obviously not recognized when connected via USB using the external enclosure. While WD offers a Linux firmware updater, it runs only on x86 architecture and not on ARM :(.

Just wondering if you ever come across such a problem and managed to overcome it in any way? Are there any USB enclosures that can "emulate" SATA controller and could be used for firmware update?
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