SuperQ;596741 Wrote: > Oh, one more thing. If you get 2T drives make sure you get the 4k > sector "Advanced Format" drives. > > These include the Seagate and WD Green drives. > > http://consumer.media.seagate.com/2010/03/the-digital-den/4k-sector-hard-drive-primer/ > > Unforunately the 4k sector drives is not yet an easy checkbox to search > for on newegg or similar sites.
I believe "Advanced Format" drives require to properly allign sectors when formatting (4KB vs 5KB), otherwise the drives are either very slow or failing. This might be challenging without solid linux skills. George -- matka George Transporter->Pathos Logos->Triangle Celius 2 Duets, 1 Boom, 1 SB3 Sansa Clip Plus -> AKG K 420 Fedora Core Linux ------------------------------------------------------------------------ matka's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34878 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84125 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
