Anyone install a WD RE2 500GB (WD5000YS) drive in their G5?

I was just wondering how it performs in an internal bay.
I did a search, but the only result i found was someone mentioned setting up an exteranl raid with them. Which is what they're designed for (RE = raid edition)
But I was going to use one or 2 in teh internal bays just as regular drives (maybe even partition one). I was thinking they'd be superior to most drives because they seem to have a higher build quaality but i was wondring about REAL world results.
Also, what is a good program to test drive speeds?

I am also thinking about getting this one as my second hard drive from OWC. It will mainly store my photos. The salesman said the drive will work great for Power G5. I still need to know the performance before I place the order.
Thanks for help!
Howard
Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.2)

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Cliff Notes Version:
Can someone help me re-install iTunes on an alternate internal drive (a drive other than C)?
I have just removed iTunes and all components from my PC and now need to reinstall.
You can read the details below but ultimately I want to install all things Apple on my E drive as opposed to my C drive.
If you do read the details, I chose option 3 at the bottom as opposed to trying to fix existing errors or files.
I tried moving both the library file and the database file as instructed but you can see the error messages below.
What I am looking to do is do the original install on the E drive to avoid moving anything as that did not work the last time.
I am not looking to save any files or playlists...I can repopulate those fairly easily. I just want this set up right out of the gate.
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- the iPhone Doug's iPhone cannot be synced. An unknown error has occured (-23)
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System has 8Tb of memory over several hard drives (music, photos, etc...). iTunes will only manage the music part of my media
Of these drives, about 1.5 Tb is music. Of that 1Tb is a copy (FLAC) of all my CD's. The other 1/2 Tb is digital music I have downloaded.
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H: = 1 Tb drive containing a FLAC copy of my CD collection
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1. Can anyone tell me what the error messages mean? The first about not having enough size makes no sense. The drive that iTunes was moved to was only 20% full at the time on a 1Tb drive. Even if I had chosen to keep a copy of the music in iTunes (which I did not) it would have still only been 40% full including the iTunes Library file. I have no idea why I got this message.
2. Just how large will the iTunes database get. I know this is subject to how much it "manages" but assuming 3-4 Tb of music, photos, etc... how large will this file grow? On my SSD Windows is taking up more than 25% of the drive. I could leave this on the SSD provided it will remain fairly small and just move the library but thought it would be just as easier to move everything.
3. Would I be better off completely installing iTunes and re-installing it on the alternate E drive as opposed to the default C (SSD) drive? This is what I have choosen to do, so far have uninstalled iTunes and now have questions regarding re-installing on an alternate drive (see very top)
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1. Already used 3rd party software to backup all the music from my phone (about 99% ripped from cd or purchased elsewhere than iTunes. So, I really need to just get any data (contacts, etc...) and the apps purchased backed up. I assume doing steps 3-6 from the Recover Your iTunes Library link you sent will do this?
2. From what you sent, just my database file will be about 20Mb on a 96Mb drive. That is precisely why I want to move the database as well as the library off the C drive.
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