hard drives are so expensive now SIGH. wallet really bleed when i filled up my 5-bay synology with 3tb drives last month. i have switched from wd black to wd green now.

nowadays its hard to find latest mobo that has an ide port
so its always a better idea to go for sata than ide

any recommendation for 1TB external with USB 3.0 ?

how about this?

http://www.buffalo-asia.com/cgi-bin/produc...k&code=7&id=602

anyone tried direct warranty with WD?
http://support.wdc.com/warranty/rmapacking.asp?custtype=end
it says need to charge USD7.50 and need to pack it in electro static plastic
where to buy those?
electro static plastic
bubble wrap
cardboard box

For those that you send to viewnet, does the HDD have to be purchased from them?

I don't understand what's all the fuss about the RMA... Pay the USD 7.50. That's less than RM 25 ! They'll call you up and come to pick the drive up from you. They will send email updates when the drive is expected to be returned to you. When they return the drive, it will be nicely packed and sealed in a anti-static bag and will be delivered right to your doorstep. Don't need to go anywhere to the post office and pack the drive yourself. Don't even need to go to LYP and brave the traffic to send have Viewnet to send it for you.

i tried already. i jz follow the instruction on website, dun even need to follow the packing instruction, jz make sure the HDD is nicely packed and its anti static enough. pay the fee, they will send someone to collect the HDD from you. after that all u need to do is wait for ur replacement HDD, simple as that

Guys, normally WD RMA takes how long?

as long which one cheaper, then i take it...

found recently hdd had lower reliability,or just i bad luck...both hdd within 6 month offer me bad sector liao....(western digital 500GB(3.x%) and SAMSUNG F3 1TB(0% but show one red square in error test)

i have woory Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB abit bad resuit 

pls explan me about it
what threshold
1tb threshold 6 if high number like 50 or 100 will be bad
0 mean very good ah

spin retry count current 100 and worst 100 threshold 97
both 100 and worst 100 same so be good or bad ???
threshold 97 good or bad ???

explan let say spin retry count current 100 and worst 250++ more then that mean both diffrent number resuit so be very bad right

whats a reliable and fast 2TB drive nowadays? minus WD Black...too expensive
If only there's a WD Blue 2 TB...

Hi all, hope this is the correct forum if not pls let me know.

WTA I currently running XP on c: drive and Win7 on e: drive. c: and e: are two different physical drive.

I want to remove c: from the computer. Is it okay I just enter Win7 and format c: drive? TQ

13/3/2011 to 3/5/2012
My hd died.
Luckily just one partition only.

thats is the main problem im been thinking of
either 2.5"or 3.5"
but seem like within my budget only can get 2.5" 2tb, so now considering which brand more reliable..

any sifus here recommend me a good quality of 3.5 external hdd? goin to transfer all my 720p anime, documentary & drama to this new hdd, my current internal hdds almost full  budget around rm550-...tq

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Guys, i bought a WD 3TB Green (storage usage ) and want to ask what is the steps to check if it has bad sectors or i should wait and use it then check it for surety? i heard alot news about no advisable to use as backup etc?

hi all sifu over here...i wanna ask...what is wrong with my hdd..



reli is cable problem?

hey guys, I'm getting a 200-500 gb external hard disk for my brother for back up purposes.

What brands do you recommend and what are the prices for each of them, and can he get them at Digital Mall in PJ?

My oh my... from Jayacom's latest pricelist:

Seagate 3TB = RM478
WD Green 3TB = RM475

Thanks for the info.
I had a few WD green running in a 24/7 server before the arrival of HD103SJ. I thought my rig got not enough fans or config wrong. Stupiak WD!
Yup yup WD Green super hot and performance sux to the max when compare to samsung.
Next week I go try a few 3TB Barracuda 

It isn't the most reliable storage mechanism. While tape or optical media is stored offline, you wouldn't know if they get damaged by a bad storage environment or self-degradation (optical media) or not. I have a number of friends whose anime or video collection burned to DVDs has self-destructed since they last burned it a decade ago.

The most reliable storage mechanism is a live and highly redundant RAID array, where you can detect failures and replace unusable HDDs as needed.

Furthermore, not only you are assured of data availability, you also have instantaneous random access to any of your data. It is something that both tape and optical media cannot provide, as you will need to locate the appropriate tape or optical media and load them before you can access them. Again, once burned to DVDs, it is extremely rare to see anyone going through the effort of locating and loading them into DVD-ROMs and watch the contents at a whim.

Any recommended seller?
What brand should I look for external harddisk? Buffalo ok or not?