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2TB WD20EARS HCL Advanced Format 4k Sectors TLER LCC WDidle3
EDIT: This thread was written before the Readynas group had recognized and addressed the WD Advanced Format HDD's. An issue that remains to this day is the massive LCC(Load Cycle Count) increases due ...
Hi mdgm, its been a while. You may remember that it was I who first brought the Advanced Format 4k sector to the forums and many months until we had a solution from the Jedi.
Look at the top of this page @Fri May 21, 2010 5:33 am you will see I have talked about the firmware there, although I do wish the Jedi had made an addon that is press and go for everybody with these common WD20EARS drives.
Changing firmware in the past but it meant pulling the HDD one at a time for me and I didn't have time for any issues.
The WD Red HDD are the ones I am looking at getting now but I'm waiting for the 4TB ones to come out.
Look at the top of this page @Fri May 21, 2010 5:33 am you will see I have talked about the firmware there, although I do wish the Jedi had made an addon that is press and go for everybody with these common WD20EARS drives.
Changing firmware in the past but it meant pulling the HDD one at a time for me and I didn't have time for any issues.
The WD Red HDD are the ones I am looking at getting now but I'm waiting for the 4TB ones to come out.
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