Help!

I'm using a 3.5inch hardisk (WD Blue 640GB) with a Vantec Nexstar Docker...since i just got the hardrive (bought it 2nd hard from a member), why is it so hot one huh?

I dunno the temperature, but I can't hold it more than 5 secs during operation.
It is only warm during idle.

Is is normal for a hardisk to be hot when using a fanless hardisk docker?

Thanks in advance...

This post has been edited by azbro: Aug 5 2009, 09:55 AM

lucky still can use..

I think its normal.

I have a old Seagate 7200.10 120GB which is in an external USB enclosure and even when idle its VERY warm to touch. (I didn't try to hold it though). But it has been this way for the past 2 years, almost one year in the external enclosure.

still can find Hitachi hdd at lowyat?

thanks for the link, I wondered if 7200.12 1TB can achieve that or not

yup, pczone and cycom.

Plus viewnet.

btw, is anyone using DATATALE raid enclosure? (2-bay or 4-bay)

yeah i got my hitachi from viewnet also. but sadly it failed on me a week ago. i dont really have an idea wha actually happened to it. i took it out so that i could clean my pc, didn't place it on the floor to avoid static, after that it ran fine, but then started to have cranking sound, and caused my pc to hang. it's still covered by 3 years 1-1 warranty by mlink. anyone rma-ed hitachi hdds before?

all sifus here i juz bought wd green caviar 500gb sata but when i plug it on my board bios cant detect the hd ..can tell me what to do ? my board is around 2 yrs old...how to check whether my board support 500gb sata or not?

Basically, any mobos that has SATA connection supports ALL SATA hdd irregardless of brand,size or SATA 1,2,3 or whatever the marketers call it.

Do you have other SATA ports which u can try?

Btw,does caviar green comes with jumper?

This post has been edited by kayden: Aug 10 2009, 04:51 PM

can I install pc window game into usb external 3.5 hdd and play through it ?

will it decrease game speed or anything ?

my internal hdd full liao

Depends on the game. Modern games would be sluggish.

guys i planning to buy an external hd~

size 1TB

but there is so many brand to choose such as western digital, seagate and other...so any bro got good suggestion which external hd to buy?

Some ppl's Seagate 1TB has firmware problem which causes their hdd to fail. Refer to here.

For recommendation, i would suggest 1TB Western Digital Black Caviar @ RM340~350. Its performance is just slightly below WD Velociraptor. The blacks are quite fast. I am onna get one too ^^

This post has been edited by kayden: Aug 11 2009, 10:21 AM

Yes u can install games and play through it. But bear in mind, USB 2.0 max transfer speed is 480Mbps while Sata connection offers speed up to 3.0Gbps. If ur mobo and external enclosure supports E-Sata, then better use it

i have one caviar and green (internal)~ both death on arrival..but i think those problem with courier service.

might get black caviar..but will there any significant improvement even if im using usb 2.0 on such high end hardisk?

another brand i used before samsung story station, bought it long ago and works fine till today, but it seems that no one selling thing at lowyat~ i got it from a friend as bday present.

Hi there,
Black caviar has dual processor built in so the performance (seeking & reading) is above the rest in its class. With 32MB cache buffer, it further enhances the seeking speed of Black Caviar.
About the usb 2.0, it can carry up to 480Mb of data/sec. Opposed to SATA it can carry up to 3.0Gb/sec.
So for your case, if u are talking about transferring file into the Black Caviar it has no significant improvement. But if u are seeking for files inside the Black Caviar, yes, it is faster than normal 16mb 1tb hdd.

how noisy is black caviar ? compare to blue ?

my board have 2 sata ports but non of them can detect the disk...when i plug into my other comp it can detect the disk but the other comp is running vista and my 1 pc is running xp...but the weird thing is my bios cant detect it... green caviar doesnt come with jumper...

Yee zai, try the steps listed at http://www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2079-001042.pdf

Make sure ur power connection is correctly plugged.

This post has been edited by kayden: Aug 11 2009, 07:33 PM