Here's a recent response from WD concerning their drives and Linux or UNIX. Take it for what it's worth.
-- Jonathan Dlouhy Tuesday, July 24, 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Registered Linux user #264482 Powered by Mandrake Linux 8.1 Email Subject - Brief Description (100 chars max) --------------------------------------------------------------- usingWDharddriveswithUNIXorLinux Discussion Thread --------------------------------------------------------------- Response (Barb G) - 07/23/2002 07:58 AM Greetings Jonathan, Thank you for your email. We have no issues with Western Digital drives being installed with Linux or Unix. If you have more detailed information on specific issues, I would be happy to address them. Or, if you can provide the web site where these issues are being discussed we can address them to the customer. If your friends are having issues with a drive they should be contacting our technical support desk, or test the drive with our utilities. We do not warranty a drive based on the operating system used. Western Digital will honor the warranty on any drive in the event of a drive failure, as long as the drive is in warranty. If the drive carry’s no warranty, or the warranty has expired, we cannot replace the drive. If I can be of further assistance, please let me know. Kind Regards, Barb G Western Digital Customer Service and Support Customer (Jonathan Dlouhy) - 07/21/2002 08:38 PM Otherthanthefactthatyoudon'tsupportUNIXorLinuxwiththedisksoftwareyouprovide ,isthereanyreasonyourdrivescan'torshouldn'tbeusedwiththeseoperatingsystems? IhavealwaysusedWDharddrivesforallvariationsofWindowsaswellasmanydistributio nsofLinuxwithnoproblem.ThereisquiteadebategoingintheLinux-Mandrakecommunity claimingthatWDdrivesarenotsupportedwithLinuxandifthedrivefailswhileusingitW Dwon'thonorthewarrantee?Isthistrueornot?You'regettingslammedprettyhardthese daysandifit'sunfoundedIwouldliketoclarifyyourpositiontomyLinuxcolleagues.Th anks!
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