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04-02-2013, 03:13 PM
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WD Green Storage Drive
I'm thinking of getting more storage space for the computer in my signature - I'm looking at this hard drive:
WD Green 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache Is this backwards compatible? If someone has a better recommendation for 1-2 TB hard drives, throw it out there. I wanted a storage drive that I could use in this computer and the next, which I may get later this year or next. I would've waited except that my two current drives are full. I chose the eco-friendly drive since I don't think I'll need super performance. And to ease that heavy conscience.  I assume I'll be able to play HD movies from it without a problem.
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04-02-2013, 03:16 PM
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No problem playing HD movies from a Green drive. I put one in my satellite DVR for HD playback. A Black would be overkill for what you need it for. A Green is also quieter.
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04-02-2013, 03:41 PM
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I recently used a Green drive for a primary OS drive in a computer rebuild, and it works fine.
HOWEVER - that particular Green drive is an advanced format drive, and to use it with XP will require an align. WD Support / Downloads You will have to register the drive to get to the download page. |
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04-02-2013, 03:51 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I'm reading about a problem with the 3TB version that has to do with a setting that makes the head 'park' every eight seconds, shortening the life of the drive. I don't know if this affects the smaller versions, but I assume the workaround app will work with it.
http://www.storagereview.com/how_to_...s_with_wdidle3 WD drives and autoparking |
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04-02-2013, 04:22 PM
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I don't know if the EZRX drives are affected.
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