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4 TB external storage solution
shadowmaniac:
Thanks for the post. Was gonna build something similar once I get the $$ as well and this post is sure gonna come in handy.
As a side note, I'd like to recommend the SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB.
I've primarily been using Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB but bought the Samsung one since it was on sale and so far, it ran just as well as the WD20EARS (despite having half the cache; at least, I did not notice a significant reduction in performance) with a slight yet significant difference: the Samsung drive ran at 4-7 degrees lower than the WD drive.
datora:
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That's why I posted it! ;) :D Awesome if it helps anyone ... these external storage solution questions are pretty common around here.
I'm currently playing around with the Samsung sector alignment tool ... initially very unhappy as it wants 1 day and 15 hours (!!!) to align one 2 TB drive over USB 2.0. Playing around with different tools and Win XP disk management. Example: need 5:03 hours to format over USB 2.0 connection (which should be about the same as internally mounted, but we'll see). Gonna write 1s across the drive for full wipe and some other etc. to help burn 'em in before I actually put them into service as my archive.
So, more posts later.
However, newegg just put 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black drives (7200 rpm/ 6.0 GB/sec) on sale for $139.99 delivered (promo code EMCKEGJ44). Considering they were $189.99 just three weeks ago, that is a substantial price reduction for premium drives. I can't use the deal, but if anyone wants a top drive for either internal or over a USB 3.0 external connection, these are pretty much the only choice at the top end.
I'd use these to build a 5-drive NAS if I had the cash ....
Lupin:
--- Quote from: datora on May 29, 2011, 05:14:06 AM ---The greatest annoyance with the case is the way it mounts the drives to the system. While it is powerful -- it treats the drives as essentially mounted internally, so formatting, partitioning, etc. are easy -- it does NOT allow use of the Remove Hardware utility with Windows. The drives remain "In Use" and the only ways to 'unmount' the case are to 1) power the computer off to a cold boot or 2) turn the power switch off. Neither attractive options. I suppose 3) jerk the USB cable out of the socket ... but that runs the highest risk of unpleasant side effects.
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Did you try disabling write-caching for the drives?
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