WD20EARS just added on the official HCL - mistake and issues

KennyKentucky wrote:

@ CommanderQ: Thanks a bunch, great report!! Theoretically, I was exactly at that point after all the reading but not sure to try it without proof... now you did that and it seems to work well :) What about the speed loss some users report of with the T29 beta? Do you recognize that at your system, too? Do you only work on Windows or Mac also? Since I've only 29gigs left on my NV+ I'll order 4 EARS quite soon and get it done.

Hi KennyKentucky,

Glad I could help - I knew there had to be somebody else out there besides me that was mulling those drives over. :) I didn't notice any performance decrease on my system after the 4.1.7-T29 upgrade at all. File access seemed to be the same before and after, though I only use Windows / CIFS file access on my network. I've disabled all the other protocols and services I don't need, such as AFS.
The only quasi-miscellaneous thing I've done with CIFS was to install the Samba 3.3.7 update from the user submission section. I don't think that affected performance on 4.1.7-T29, but I can't be sure since I used it for quite some time on 4.1.6 and then immediately installed it on 4.1.7-T29 when I upgraded it (and after I did the factory-reset). If you do see a performance drop after the upgrade, you can always try that add-on. :)
If you'd like more info, feel free to either PM me or post another reply. I know how nice it is to go from a few GB left to having a few TB. :D