[mythtv-users] WD Green drives (was "complete system meltdown")

[Andrew C. (AFPup) Stadt]

On 10/02/2014 10:33 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:30 PM, Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com 
> <mailto:yan at seiner.com>> wrote:
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>     On 02/10/2014 07:27 PM, Ian Evans wrote:
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>         Just wondering because, of course, I'm RMA'ing it and will
>         just be getting another Green back
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>     Maybe someone can chime in with more knowledge, but ISTR an issue
>     with the Greens and excessive head parking?  There's a setting
>     somewhere that disables and/or reduces parking and increases life?
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> Yes, as I mentioned I used the util to turn off the excessive parking 
> seconds after I installed it New Year's Eve. Apart from that just 
> wondering how people are finding them.
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I've got one WD Green (1.5 TB) which has run flawlessly (knock on wood) 
for several years now, I've had to retire 3x 2TB Greens, one red, and 
RMA'd a Caviar (3x).  Given up on WD, though YMMV.

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