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Sounds like it might have been initially formatted MBR. Most free for home use partition applications will either be able to convert it to GPT or at least remove the MBR and create GPT. I just had to...
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$120 for a slower NAS drive isn't that great.
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Open command promp
diskpart
list disk
(Does it show up?)
If so...
select disk x (where x is that disk's number)
format fs=ntfs quick
create partition primary
list partition
select partition...
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Please share which
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NAS drives dont need to be spinning so fast.
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Do you know if pulling a drive out of the case does void the warranty? Someone on the thread checked the bare drive warranty and it did return a 2 year warranty on it. However, I don't know if the...
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Let's keep your off-topic alt-right racism, xenophobia, ignorance, and hatred out of hard drive threads, please.
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if you want to use the enclosure and be able to pull the drive if the USB controller fails yes.
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screen shot it.
Maybe needs to be assigned a drive letter?
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I say buy the $90 red and take it out https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/281284
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..meh
Just buy used Ultrstars pulled from DCs. They last like.... forever.
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The whole no tax thing is not actually a thing or part of the deal.
https://www.1040.com/blog/2015/10/12/the-use-tax-and-you/
People argue this with me all the time but in short if you don't...
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It has a throughput of 150MB/s on paper. It will easily saturate a gigabit link. If you step up to 10G even then you would need multiple SSD's in RAID or a NVME drive to saturate it.
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wow. I was just saying that stating tax or no tax is not really helpful at all..what's the point in saying one place does not charge tax if it's not being used as a plus for that place? you would...
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Buy them. These will do just fine in your NAS. I bought 2 of the same drives for my QNAP from NewEgg and paid $140 apiece (no tax) 2 months ago.
No complaints on the drives but Newegg refused...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID
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I just purchased a QNAP NAS and looking for a few hard drives for it. However this model from Best Buy doesn't show up on the compatibility list. I'm assuming it should still work correct?
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WD's "My Cloud" externals have red drives. WD's cheaper 3.5" externals are either blue or red, depending on whatever they had a surplus of at the time of manufacturing the enclosure.
You might be...
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seems to me as if it's not the drives that are slow...
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Which is why you want to have multiple hard drives in a redundant setup. There are abundant hardware or software solutions available.
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yes it does. the sn of the enclosure is same as the bare drive. it will literally say on wds website that it's a mybook etc if you put in the sn from the bare drive. when you send for service they...
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exactly. I personify love hgst nas drives. its all I use now.
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Is this the same as the wd red 4tb? Just got one yesterday and haven't opened it yet. Trying to see if this is just as quiet and reliable as the red.
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Thank you for the explanation. Even though I understand the speed and heat issue about the NAS HDD. My question was about regular WD HDD. I did not say slow NAS HDD. I am having hard time finding...
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Read this ---- https://www.howtogeek.com/268901/why-your-new-hard-drive-isnt-showing-up-in-windows-and-how-to-fix-it/ hope it helps.
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I agree with Jinxt.
If you have 3 nvme installed than it must be blocking at least 3-4 SATA connection.
Read your motherboard manual and see which SATA connector will be open to use when you...
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-nas-4tb-internal-sata-hard-drive-for-desktops/5067800.p?skuId=5067800
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Best Buy.com has 4TB Western Digital NAS 3.5" SATA Internal Hard Drive (WDBMMA0040HNC-NRSN) on sale for $119.99. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free in-store pickup as an alternative option....
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For those wondering, this drive appears to be a WD Red 5400 rpm. I tried google searching for the item number and it comes up with few results. Similar WD Red 4TB 5400 rpm drives go for about...
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"NAS" "for Desktops" seems contradictory. I guess they didn't want people to think it could only be used for NAS.
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I think you're right, it's a risk that I wouldn't want to take.
Do you notice them being loud at all? I see a lot of reviews on the Deskstar NAS drives as being loud. I want to build a NAS...
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if you are referring to the bestbuy $90 drive https://slickdeals.net/f/10049636-4tb-wd-easystore-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black-89-99-free-ship...
Those are these internally "WD40EFRX & have...
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One of the most frequent complaints on SD is "tax kills the deal".
I really can't disagree with some of what you're saying, and perhaps no one can be too careful these days with our...
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I just stop using brands who drives fail in under 2 years.
No more maxtor (for anyone xD) and no more OCZ
So both these drives are slow 5400rpm? Pretty crappy
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most externals do not have proprietary drives and if you read the thread you will find the subject beaten to death and concluded that it is a normal sata connector drive inside.
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But if you read the thread you may have to cut a jumper on the board to disable the encryption on the drive inside
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My mobo is new. Got three NVMe m.2 slot. Isnt that new enough?
Well, My computer cant see the 4TB hd. I did see it in the BIOS, but not on W10.
I went to MyComputers-Manage-Disk Management ...
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Yes, the picture tells all (assuming it's the right one). It says "Red" on it.
This is a very good price if you don't mind the tax. I got them for $120 from Frys with no tax, but those are hard...
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Because a NAS might have 8-24 HDD the power draw and heat add up dramatically.
With the goal being reliability, and data storage nobody wants things to overheat plus you can pretty easily saturate a...
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Are you sure that's possible with that drive? I'm not familiar with WD enclosures, but most external drives have proprietary connections and don't undergo the level of QC that internal drives do.
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