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As you restated from previous threads, if the sata to usb controller board goes bad there goes all your data.
Also as i mentioned, if you use a molex to sata adapter, the 3rd pin trick is...
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from a thread before
+ Be aware this My Book external has the hardware encryption vs. the Elements in the other deals does not. I've had the board in one of these go bad years ago losing all the...
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And is this encryption piece on the disk or in the electronics? So if you shuck it before ever spinning it up it should be clean right?
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Pretty sure you can wire all of your hdd power cables sata->molex->sata and never have to deal with that again.
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These are shuckable and you would need to do the pin trick on the power connection. However I've discovered if you use a molex to sata adapter and simply use the molex connector you more than likely...
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That would depend on your power supply.
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Saw a video on a 14 TB model that may require a pin mod for the power cable or adapter for it to work once shucked.
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Shuckable? Reviews for a 6gb model states it is...
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Encryption without contol is always a problem. Avoid like B.1.1.7
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This is the one that hardware encrypts data with no way to turn it off. May or may not be a problem depending on your use case.
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Yes, it's $10 higher than the coveted $180 ($15/TB) price point, but it has a three-year warranty rather than the two years of the WD Elements/EasyStore or one-year of the Seagate Expansion.
I...
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With Promo Code: 93XQU59
https://www.newegg.com/black-wd-my-book-12tb/p/N82E16822234404?Item=N82E16822234404
SS for 4/13, PT start