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external HD question
Takeshi:
--- Quote from: Klocknov on October 21, 2009, 10:32:39 AM ---I will say one thing about the Elements, they are all done by air cooling, they don't have a fan. So if your in a hot and humid area they may not be the best choice, otherwise they work great after you format them to NTSF from FAT.
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Hmm, maybe I should try to keep it a little more cool. It's located just under my widescreen, and the TV can get quite warm when it's been on for some time. Although they're far from the radiator and it's not like it's exactly warm in Denmark right now.
Does anyone know of a good/easy cooling solution? No, I'm not going to put a glass of water or anything water on it. That I will not risk.
kenshin-dono:
--- Quote from: XinWind on October 21, 2009, 02:13:07 AM ---
Look in the review for it and alot of them say its fat32 and thats the bad part about it other than that its great. lol
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hmm looking at that WD page it doesn't outright say it. I read the first few pages of reviews but didn't see mention of FAT32, maybe its further down the review list.
regardless, can it just be formated to NTSF? have you gotten it yet and checked?
lotta good info here
i may just got with a WD since a lot of people rate them decently and its my understanding that inside them all is a friggin WD HD =P
one thing though.. anyone know the difference between their mybook and elements versions?
my book
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=728
elements
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=760
the specs look pretty identical, what gives? Are they the exact same thing but the My book has auto backup programs? Note i ONLY need this to store anime, i dont want/need any kinda softare on these
it says the elements are ecofriendly, i hope that doesn't mean they use some cheap parts or soemthing. Anyone know the diff? i see someone saying the elements just uses air cooling and no fans.. but i see nothing in the specs sheet about that
also if for some reason i decide to go with a Samsung or Hitatchi, can i assume they use their own HD's inside the cases? The Hitatchi line in particular looks decent. Looking at the simple drives and easy hard drives.. trying to tell the difference between them right now
*edit* i noticed some threads when i was googling about win xp not letting you format external drives into NTSF.. is that true? seems odd to me
Slykester:
NTFS and FAT32 are file-systems for organizing files on the HDD. Don't pay attention to FAT32, you want to format as NTFS (on Windows I'm guessing?).
You are correct, the difference is that the My Book has the additional backup features.
Never had a problem formatting an external to NTFS, although you may need to "initialize" it first. The Elements says eco-friendly most likely because there is a WD-Green inside.
The Elements drive comes "Preformatted for PCs" so you don't need to do anything.
kenshin-dono:
so think im gonna go for a WD probably. Gonna gofor the mybook essentials
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=728
one thing when shopping around though. the model number on the site is:
WDBAAF0010HBK
but most places i see it at the numbers a bit different
i.e. walmart and bestbuy
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12517495#ProductDetail
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Western+Digital+-+My+Book+Essential+1TB+External+USB+2.0+Hard+Drive/9467178.p?id=1218109897952&skuId=9467178&st=western%20digital%20mybook
have it listed as
WDBAAF0010HBK-NESN
whats that NESN? im wondering if its some cheaper model or older one or what, anyone know
oh, and this has some stupid smartware transfer stuff i dont want. How do i delete that so i dont have to use it? just manually delete all the files in there or just reformat the whole thing?
*edit* now im confused theres 2 models out there
WDBAAF0010HBK-NESN a mybook essentials
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136395
and
WDH1U10000N a mybook essentials 2.0?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136186
wtf is the difference?? i dont even see the 2nd one on WD website
Slykester:
--- Quote from: kenshin-dono on November 01, 2009, 08:37:52 PM ---whats that NESN? im wondering if its some cheaper model or older one or what, anyone know
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I would imagine that those are just reseller product numbers.
--- Quote from: kenshin-dono on November 01, 2009, 08:37:52 PM ---oh, and this has some stupid smartware transfer stuff i dont want. How do i delete that so i dont have to use it? just manually delete all the files in there or just reformat the whole thing?
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The VCD is necessary if you wish to install WD SmartWare or if you want to use the Drive Lock feature. If you don't wish to run WD SmartWare or use the Drive Lock feature, you can safely disable the VCD. The VCD can be re-enabled if you wish to use WD SmartWare or Drive Lock at a later date.
That information is from here. Sounds like wiping the MBR will be in order. :P Although, if you don't want or need the backup features you may want to consider the Elements drives instead.
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