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WD10EACS: Huge Load cycle count [ NOT SOLVED] in 4.2.9
Hi, could ze jedis give their opinion on the following situation: While checking my smart values after a forth drive expansion (4x1TB) I found that my three other drives that are 7 months old have...
Hi, you can download an ISO image with bootable FreeDOS and wdidle3.exe tool on it
http://tibi78.dyndns.org/wordpress/2011/07/wd-load-cycle-count-issue/
... follow the instructions.
I needed to deactivate this future due fact that i'm using several WD Green hard drives on Network Attached Storage, and LCC incresead dramaticaly.
I've tried Blue, Green and Black, 2,5 or 3,5 inch drives, all of them had this problem on linux, and fixed with wdidle3 tool.
If i used the hard drive in an external closer for backups porposes, i used the deafult timer setting.
Backup important data prior using wdidle3 tool!and use it on your own risk.
http://tibi78.dyndns.org/wordpress/2011/07/wd-load-cycle-count-issue/
... follow the instructions.
I needed to deactivate this future due fact that i'm using several WD Green hard drives on Network Attached Storage, and LCC incresead dramaticaly.
I've tried Blue, Green and Black, 2,5 or 3,5 inch drives, all of them had this problem on linux, and fixed with wdidle3 tool.
If i used the hard drive in an external closer for backups porposes, i used the deafult timer setting.
Backup important data prior using wdidle3 tool!and use it on your own risk.
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