Western Digital HDD

A supplier, www.datorbutiken.com, supplied this about IDE hard disks from Western Digital:
Western Digitals hårddiskar fungerar ej tillfredställande med moderkort som har nForce2-chipset. Detta fel yttrar sig på Western-diskar med varierande firmware-version, det går därför ej entydigt att peka på specifika modeller. Det kan alltså fungera i vissa fall, men risken att det inte gör det är för stor för att vi skall kunna rekommendera denna kombination. Ovanstående gäller även moderkort med VIA KT133A och 686B chipsets.
Short translation: "Western Digital HDDs does not work very well with..." You see what mobos are concerned. I can't find this info in the SATA section, why it seems to be a IDE problem.

The WDC + VIA 686B compatibility issue is way old and affected only WDC models with particular production or lot codes. I can't remember for certain now if the solution was a firmware update or replacement from WDC, but I seem to recall that a replacement/exchange was offered by WDC.
Not heard of any problems with NForce 2.

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Western Digital HDD spindown problem

Hy all!
I've got a Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250GB laptop hdd. I want to use it as a file storage drive, because i have an ssd in my system, for the OS.
My problem is, that i can't really set the spindown time to my drive. When i use hdparm -B 127 or less, my hdd spin down after 8 sec (the head parking time is also 8 sec for this drive btw), no matter what the value of the -S in hdparm. When I set the -B value more than 127, my hdd never spin down.
hdparm -I output:
/dev/sdb:
ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: WDC WD2500BEVS-75UST0
Serial Number: WD-WXE308EC0938
Firmware Revision: 01.01A01
Standards:
Supported: 8 7 6 5
Likely used: 8
Configuration:
Logical max current
cylinders 16383 16383
heads 16 16
sectors/track 63 63
CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455
LBA48 user addressable sectors: 488397168
Logical/Physical Sector size: 512 bytes
device size with M = 1024*1024: 238475 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 250059 MBytes (250 GB)
cache/buffer size = 8192 KBytes
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
Queue depth: 32
Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, with device specific minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 8
Advanced power management level: 126
Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 254
DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 udma6
Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
Enabled Supported:
* SMART feature set
Security Mode feature set
* Power Management feature set
* Write cache
* Look-ahead
* Host Protected Area feature set
* WRITE_BUFFER command
* READ_BUFFER command
* NOP cmd
* DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
* Advanced Power Management feature set
SET_MAX security extension
* Automatic Acoustic Management feature set
* 48-bit Address feature set
* Device Configuration Overlay feature set
* Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
* FLUSH_CACHE_EXT
* SMART error logging
* SMART self-test
* General Purpose Logging feature set
* WRITE_{DMA|MULTIPLE}_FUA_EXT
* 64-bit World wide name
* IDLE_IMMEDIATE with UNLOAD
* Segmented DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
* Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)
* Native Command Queueing (NCQ)
* Host-initiated interface power management
* Phy event counters
DMA Setup Auto-Activate optimization
Device-initiated interface power management
* Software settings preservation
* SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set
* SCT Read/Write Long (AC1), obsolete
* SCT Write Same (AC2)
* SCT Error Recovery Control (AC3)
* SCT Features Control (AC4)
* SCT Data Tables (AC5)
unknown 206[12] (vendor specific)
unknown 206[13] (vendor specific)
Security:
Master password revision code = 65534
supported
not enabled
not locked
frozen
not expired: security count
not supported: enhanced erase
88min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
Logical Unit WWN Device Identifier: 50014ee2014374d9
NAA : 5
IEEE OUI : 0014ee
Unique ID : 2014374d9
Checksum: correct
I really don't know what is the problem here, please help me.

DeadDingo wrote:
So you have a separate ssd and hdd? That the operating system chooses randomly? I am not sure what you mean. Give more info on your disk setup and I may be able to help you better.
We are using rc.local becauase the terminal commands won't stick between reboots.
Try the following line and then append this to your /etc/pm/sleep.d/50-hdparm_pm
#!/bin/sh
if [ -n "$1" ] && ([ "$1" = "resume" ] || [ "$1" = "thaw" ]); then
hdparm -B 127 /dev/disk/by-uuid/148a880c-b413-4748-b4a8-ddff5a9254d3 > /dev/null
fi
then
chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/50-hdparm_pm
Hope that helps.
So, I have a laptop (Dell Inspiron 1525) with separate SSD and HDD.
SSD (OS) --->in the original hdd slot
HDD ---> in the ODD slot with caddy
Yes, the OS chooses randomly who become the sda and sdb, that's why i use uuid-s.
I know what is the rc.local, but i don't want to apply my changes every reboot yet, i'm just TESTING. Also, it's not important to keep my changes between sleep states yet because the same reason. I don't know why is this important right now.
Let's be my HDD the sda. I execute theese two commans by order:
sudo hdparm -B 127 /dev/sda
It's allow the spindown for the hdd, because the value less than 128. It seems it's working fine.
sudo hdparm -S 36 /dev/sda
It's set the spindown time to 36*5=180 sec, but in my case, no matter what the value is, the real spindown time is always 8 sec (if allowed by the hdparm -B). So this is my REAL problem.
R00KIE: Why the id better than uuid? I tought they're just symlinks.
Yesterday I tried with Fedora LiveUSB but the effect was just the same.
Last edited by dx21 (2013-01-29 14:31:41)

Cannot use Western Digital HDD with Pismo?

Good evening,
I am trying to use a Western Digital Passport 250GB external HDD USB with my Pismo, but it mounts the HDD, but says it is unreadable and then forwards me to the Disk Utility. It seems the HDD but I can't partition it or anything. So, I partitioned it on my G4 iMac, on which it works perfectly, and then removed it and tried to use it on the Pismo; again, no luck! Is this a fool's errand or am I doing something wrong? Please advise as I need more than the 20GB internal HDD.

spcmiller,
I am sorry the suggestion did not work but underpowered USB ports on Mac portables is an issue with external USB HDs. You have something else going on which I cannot answer.
I would suggest posting in the Powerbook G4 (15-inch Titanium):
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=129
The Titanium also has USB 1.1 ports, has issues with USB HDs, and the forum has more activity than the Older Powerbook Computers. Also, if you wish, perform a search in the Titanium forum for 'USB western digital' for many posts. I saw none that matched your experience. When you post, I would explain that you have a Pismo and were sent to this forum for the reasons I mentioned; you can even link to this thread if you wish.
Sorry I could not solve your issue.
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Western digital hdd 4TB

HELLO guyss,i know its not the place to ask western digital questions
i just bought a new wd mybook 4tb,but its a little confusing for me,because it has exacly 4tb space to use,but in normall it has to have about 3.6tb space
is there a problem with that?
please answer

mohammad64,
no, there’s no problem with that; a portion of the disk will be used to hold the filesystem structure.
Have you used Disk Utility to format your 4 TB drive? Or did it come from the factory with a journaled HFS+ filesystem for use on Macs?

What is the problem with Western Digital HDD and OS X.9?

I received an email from Western Digital saying that OS X.9 could cause my files on my WD drives to be erased and to unplug all my WD drives until a fix is done. Is this a real problem and if so when will Apple get the fix out. I have joibs I have to get out to clients and this is a major problem for me.

Western Digital has found that their applications have got serious compatibility problems with OS X Mavericks, and they have to be updated to make them compatible with Mavericks.
Until then, keep the OS X version you have got. This is a Western Digital problem and this is why your main computer shouldn't be upgraded just after the release of a new Mac OS X version

MOVED: Where do I find my Western Digital HDD firmware/version info

This topic has been moved to Off-Topic Technical.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=141163.0

Hey Altair8801,
Ovisuite stores all of the data, like contact, message, picture path and details, etc. in its own database which is located in the following path
In Win 7
C:\Users\(your user ID)\AppData\Local\Nokia\Nokia Data Store\DataBase
In Win XP
C:\Documents and Settings\(your user ID)\ Local Settings\Application Data\Nokia\Nokia Data Store\DataBase
The file will be in .db3 format.
As you mentioned you neither can change the location of the storing path nor export your contacts.
You could also try the recent OviSuite version 3.0.0.284
Regards
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Replacing HDD - Western Digital or brand?

Hi, everyone,
I'm looking at buying either a Western Digital Scorpio Blue 250GB/320GB as seen here:
http://ncix.com/products/?sku=52149&vpn=WD3200BEVTRTL&manufacture=Western%20Digi tal%20WD
Is Western Digital a good make these days? Any recommendations would be appreciated!
Thanks for your help.
Wilde

Just for example:
A Macbook Pro 20xx edition, came with 250 gb hitachi HDD. then your upgrade HDD must be hitachi brand too.
Not true at all. Any make will do, as long as it meets the specs. Don't bother to upgrade your drive unless you're going to more than double the capacity you have now — you'll just end up wanting to upgrade a gain in a year or two.
Western Digital drives are fine when used internally. Stay away from WD external drives: the enclosures are junk, saddled with lousy bridge chipsets and firmware that really gets in the way for many Mac users.
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I want to schedule my back ups to my Western Digital Elements HDD so that it doesn't interfere with my Skype calls with clients. Operating system - version 10.7.4. The default for Time Machine is to back up every 1 hour. I'd like daily at 3am. Any ideas?

I want to schedule my back ups to my Western Digital Elements HDD so that it doesn't interfere with my Skype calls with clients. Operating system - version 10.7.4. The default for Time Machine is to back up every 1 hour. I'd like daily at 3am. Any ideas?

Time Machine Editor.
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Replaced failed HDD Sat. L455-5000 with new Western Digital 320 SATA drive-problems with recovery

Original HDD died. Replaced it with new WD 320 SATA from Best Buy-nice drive-good reviews. Used Recovery Center DVD's I had burned earlier. Three with Toshiba Recovery 2 with Windows Recovery Envrinoment and DRivers/Apps.
Toshiba REcovery only asked for first 3. Computer restart after Recovery Install(First Three Disks) gives error message:
File: \windows\system32\DRIVERS\LPCFilter.sys
Status: 0xc0000428
WIndows Cannot Verify Digital Driver Signature.
Windows Boot Manager "screen" always comes up and Windows fails to start.
1.Asking for a windows installation disk-thought this was given in Toshiba Recovery DVD's I burned.
2. Chosse language settings-click next
3. CLick " repair your computer."
I thought the Toshiba Recovery Disks were supposed to install everything for me. I don't have a sparate windows system disk. Never burned one
Any help woud be great.
Thanks,
Charles

Time for some good news.
I received and installed an OEM WD 250 (Toshiba) replacement drive. After loading the recovery disks this morning-it worked perfectly-just like "out of the box."
It was the HDD failure after all. No software gliches at all. Windows update of course is attempting to re-load about 500 updates. LOL. I also learned to spread them out in groups of 10-20 long ago as well. This will take some time; but the laptop is running fine.
So I learned some great lessons. 1)-stick with OEM replacement hardware-computers are "locked in time" to a definite hardware configuration that works well at that time in history. 2) If I had not used my own "decision" tree to problem solve-I'd still have a dead computer. 3) I was correct to order an external drive enclosure to test the bad drive after I was unable to do so with the laptop. 4)I made the right choices to contact the Western Digital Drive support to find out the new drive really might also be the problem. 5) It was also great to be able to get such amazing help on this forum too-what a great resource for Toshiba owners. 6)Finally-I was able to "chat" with the Toshiba Rep. online to confirm the OEM part number of the WD drive they had used-and ordered -cheaper- from Amazon.com.
7) After 2 weeks of my own time(and great online resources) and $80.00-I fixed my laptop myself. Never had to mail it anywhere.
8) I also ended up with a great external backup drive-that I was always too lazy-and cheap-to order for myself before. LOL.
9) Now what about the Toshiba OEM Graphics card that the "Windows Experience Survey' always says I need to replace? Nope -not going there -yet.
Thanks for all the help-
Sincerely,
Charles

Hi, I bought extern HDD Western Digital 1,5 TB , but my i Mac, can't recognize it. Do I need a special programm?

Hi, I bougth an extern HDD Western Digital 1,5 TB, but my i Mac can't recognize it? Do i need a special programm to make a connection?

Anthony:-
Apple Partition Map is for PPC; GUID is required for intel, at least if the volume is going to be bootable.
Dimitar:-
Disk Utility is in your Applications / Utilities folder.
With the WD HD connected and switched on, it should appear in the sidebar of DU something like this;
Except it'll show 1.5TB and WD as the manufacturer. The volume below it will probably be greyed out, and unnamed.
If the first line is also greyed out, highlight it and select 'mount' from the icons in the top toolbar. Note that it may take a minute or so for the option to become available.
Then you can proceed to partition (GUID) and create the new volume.

Hi, I have an early 2008 24" iMac, I need more storage space and was wondering if I could fit a 3TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD into it with out any problems? This is the one I've seen, Western Digital Caviar 3TB SATA 6 GB/s 64MB Cache 3.5 inch

Hi, I have an early 2008 24" iMac, I need more storage space and was wondering if I could fit a 3TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD into it with out any problems? This is the one I've seen, Western Digital Caviar 3TB SATA 6 GB/s 64MB Cache 3.5 inch

My bad?
You're original response was questions/post about an iMac. Now you've edited it to ask about a Mac Pro?
You can more easily add internal drives in a Mac Pro.
Not too terribly easy to add/replace drives in an iMac.
If younhave questions about a Mac Pro, try posting in the Mac Pro forums.
Much more knowledgeable users there.

T41 not recognised USB Western Digital Passport 2.5" Ext HDD

My T41 used to worked fine with my WD 2.5" ext HDD. For the past 3 months, do not know what happen every time i plug my ext HDD it just not recognised. When i plug this ext HDD to other computers, it just work absolutely fine.
Can anybody help, please.

I had same issue with same type of pc and USB Western Digital Passport. Problems was on laptop usb ports that had gone broken. Laptop didnt have warraty anymore so i had to connect USB-DISK to docking stations usb port that is still working.
Other solution is to buy usb2 PCMCIA adapter.
Mouse worked on laptop port but no harddrive so i think its was some power issue that laptop usb cannot give enoght power to run harddrive.
Message Edited by outouser on 04-03-2009 12:04 PM

WRT160NL: using with Western Digital My Book USB HDD as torrent server

Hello!
I have WRT160NL and connected Western Digital My Book USB HDD. Is it really to make my router as torrent server for uploading/downloading files without PC?

hmm.. may be this soft will help?

Want to get a new HDD - Seagate or Western Digital?

Hi everyone. My MacBook Pro's 200 GB Hitachi drive (Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00) has reached it's maximum. I'd like to swap it out for a larger disk... preferably a 500 GB 7200 RPM drive. I called a local shop that was highly recommended by the Apple store here in Atlanta and that shop recommended/carried only Seagate or Western Digital. I'm not sure what the model numbers are for the two drives but they quoted me a price of 109 USD.
Of the two drives, which would you recommend and why? The only difference I know of is that Western Digital has a 3 year warranty while the Seagate drive has a 5 year warranty.
Also, do you see any problem/reason why I should not go this route? My MacBook Pro was purchased in 2006 and is way past it's warranty at this point. I have a G-Drive Mini but don't really feel like having an external drive attached every time I use my computer (as my iTunes library is the main reason why I need the space). I'd prefer to have a larger internal disk.
Thanks for all of your help/recommendations!
Sincerely,
Keith

Why aren't you also considering Hitachi drives for replacements? IMO they also make great drives. I upgraded my ALPB with a 7200rpm Hitachi drives years ago, and while the PB has died, the drive is still running strong in an external enclosure. I also have an old TIPB running with a 7200rpm Seagate drive that has been going for years with no problems. Both are great. I know it's old technology as both are PATA and only 100GB, but I do recall an article where both were tested and while the Hitachi offered generally better (though minimal) transfer rates, the Seagate had the higher areal density which made for quicker access times. The Seagate was also dead silent compared to the Hitachi.
Personally, I've had poor experience with Western Digital drives over the years. Not to say they don't make a good product, but my personal experience has been less than satisfactory. Seagate drives have always worked well for me, as have Hitachi, in both 2.5" and 3.5" forms. If you are absolute in WD or Seagate, I personally would take the Seagate. Also, instead of going through your local shop, why not take a look at Newegg.com? They have a large selection of 7200rpm laptop drives and you may very well get a better price. I.E, Newegg has several Seagate Momentus 7200.4 drives (500GB) ranging from $79.99 to $99.99 and a Hitachi Tavelstar 7K500 for $84.99 (they don't seem to carry a 500GB 7200rpm WD).
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Western Digital 500GB SATA-300 HDD

Can i install a Western Digital 500GB SATA-300 Hard Drive in my imac?
Please help!
My imac is a Intel Based 17¨ 1.83 MHZ.

You can't install anything (including a new drive) inside an Intel iMac with the exception of ram, if you want to preserve the warranty. This is not to say internal drive couldn't be replaced if you are willing to open the case, or get someone to do it for you. Not clear which Intel iMac you have, your descriptive line at the bottom of your post said it was a "g5" and none of the intel iMac's are g5 based. If yours is a core 2 duo it is quite possibly under the original warranty still, but even if it is a core duo machine and you purchased Applecare you would be advised not to pry open the case.
A better approach would be to buy an external drive in an enclosure with a USB or firewire interface and use that for your drive expansion.

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