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- Wed May 20, 2009 5:23 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
- Replies: 296
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Hey guys, just thought I'd post my experience. I did a lot of research before buying a drive in the 1TB range. What I found is that WD is still the most reliable and lowest energy usage by far. I did use the Wdidle3 utility to turn off the parking, I mean why not. In my testing it using about 1 ext...
- Mon May 11, 2009 2:21 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
- Replies: 296
- Views: 468900
H My system is silent and stable and im 100% happy. Dont shy away from an excellent drive. I still dont know if the parking issue will cause a failure, but who cares if you can turn it off for no REAL penalty. However, hasn't it been established the Wdidle3 utility only works on certain green drive...
- Fri May 08, 2009 2:19 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
- Replies: 296
- Views: 468900
Thank you for the advice, however: I'd suggest you get a WD green and not worry as it has a 3 year warranty or Well data loss is more of a worry to me than the cost of replacing a drive. I know "back up regularly" but it seems a bit ridiculous to have to by TWO hard drives for every one I want to us...
- Thu May 07, 2009 2:24 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
- Replies: 296
- Views: 468900
Here's the deal. I want to buy a 1.5TB Western Digital Green drive. I don't care about whether or not the head parking issue actually harms the drives. I just don't want them to park every 8 seconds. I notice WD only offers this software to make adjustments to certain models, and I don't see the 1.5...