Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD20EADS
Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD20EADS
Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD20EADS Reviews
This drive uses reduced power at least partly by varying its rotational speed as needed. It is part of WD’s new green power line. I purchased it to replace a failing Maxtor drive that came with the PC.
The WD drive is incredibly quiet. It is also considerably faster than the original drive in the machine. A very noticeable speed boost.
Installation is conventional. Straightforward although I would only recommend doing ANY hard disk upgrade for people with some experience working inside PCs. WD’s Data Lifeguard software helps with formatting, partitioning, and copying files from your old drive (assuming it still works).
Obviously, if you want to copy from your old drive you must temporarily install it in your PC after installing the new one. WD’s software will copy entire partitions quickly and easily. I used this to copy the system and other partitions to the new drive. It worked reasonably well. Win XP booted correctly. Primary problem was that this got Microsoft Office 2003 a bit confused. Somehow the office update settings got out of sort. Office worked without doing this although Office Update did not. Actually had to clean those registry settings and then uninstall and reinstall Office.
WD’s user guide is good although a bit poorly worded in places – the guide for using the software to help set up the drive. E.g. The user guide talks about creating a bootable floppy diskette. I did although it was never needed. It may only be needed if setting up the drive from DOS and your PC cannot boot from CD.
Overall, I strongly recommend this drive. Over the years I have found WD drives to be quiet, fast, and reliable. This continues the record. Remember to erase your old drive!
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