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@berillio wrote: WD80EFAX S.N. VGGW8JKK ; 256 MB cache 5400 rpm (? I thought it was 7200rpm..?)
WD80EFAX S.N. VGGW8JKK ; 256 MB cache 5400 rpm (? I thought it was 7200rpm..?)
It is 7200 rpm. https://www.pcmag.com/news/western-digital-confuses-everyone-with-5400-rpm-class-hard-drives
Note after this came out, WD put 7200 rpm on their datasheet (with a footnote talking about the performance class). Not sure if they updated the firmware to report the actual speed.
@berillio wrote: Mailed WD with the screencap of DLGDIAG Did somebody put a Jinx on me ???
Mailed WD with the screencap of DLGDIAG
Did somebody put a Jinx on me ???
Ouch. That possibility is why I also test mine before putting them in my NAS.
