Recent content by __Miguel_

Well, I have successfully transplanted my complete WHSv1 install without even needing to reinstall the OS. I needed to re-activate, though. Mind you, I was doing a rather "safe" transplant: from a 945G-based motherboard to a G31-based one. So, pretty much the same drivers all around. However, I...

Thanks, baldrik. I'll keep that in mind, though a bit of a snag has come up with another part of the upgrade (a controller for my NAS), so this might have just been pushed back a week or so. In any case, keep your thoughts coming.

X2 Great post, PigLover. And yours too, UhClem.

Well that's just yucky... 150MBps total throughput is just horrible... Hopefully something just as cheap but more decent will crop up eventually... In that regard, does anyone know how well the 4-port PCIe 1x Marvell 88SE6145 controller fare? It's actually a 4SATA+1PATA controller (so 6...

First up, thank you everyone for your input. OK, Corsair, then. The V2 are newer models, I believe. And even if they're not, I won't risk it. Shame, though, the V2 is the cheapest of the bunch... hehehe Yes, I know that, thank you. I know the basics of SSD tech, I'm just not up-to-date on what...

Hi there, guys. A quick question, if I may: I'm considering getting an SSD for my tablet PC (HP TM2-2150ep, btw) without breaking the bank, for cooler operation and faster access. It's got to be small, since 80GB+ drives are still absurdly expensive where I live, though that's not much of a...

Hmm, what kind of budget are we talking about for the storage controller? Also, how much bandwidth do you need? And how about reliability? Options are VERY different if you need ~200MBps or ~2000MBps (slight exaggeration, of course), same thing for professional or home use. I can't help you...

Ah, WHSv1 it is, then. :p x64, prettier interface, Homegroup integration and 2TB+/AFS support is not worth the trouble for me... Or time spent (which is WAAAAY too much already... lol) Thanks for the heads-up. Cool. Reusing is sweet, especially since the drive is about one year old only. I...

Ok, guys. I'm back. I was in between jobs when I last posted, plus my parents were on vacation with me (which is always a pain, at one point we were 6 in a single-bedroom, ~70m2, or about 750 square feet, apartment... ugh), so I had to put the breaks on the upgrade. Right now I'm debating on...

Thanks, S-F. Interesting to see the perks of having a single nickname... lol In the meanwhile, I re-checked the prices I had, and it seems I might have been drunk (do note I don't drink) while posting my previous post on this thread. Hitachi HDDs are still the most expensive, but not by...

Thanks for the input. I have taken a look at the Hitachi website, and apparently their drives are still non-AF, as you said (yay!), but I then took a look at my usual IT stores (retailers and e-tailers, from across the country), and guess what, not only most of them don't even carry the drives...

Thank you, TASL, and you're welcome, Zycker. Oh, I hate it when an important question ends up at the bottom of a page... If you guys don't mind going to the previous page and check out my question on 4K-sector HDDs and WHSv1, it would be great. I don't know how long I'll be able to hold off...

You're doing it wrong, Zycler. Right MMC Plugin, only wrong mouse pointer placement. :p It's not the partition that needs to be converted to GPT, it's the Disk/Array. Right-click the disk area (where you can read "Disk 4 / Basic") and you should have a "convert to GPT" option available there...

Sorry for the late reply, I was on vacation the last couple of weeks. It may be the drive is toast, but it may also be the drive was only used as a duplication drive in WHS. AFAIK, WHS duplication files are not visible to the user (meaning they get put inside an invisible OS drive), or at...

Hello, guys. As most of you know, I have been following this thread for quite a while now, since before the WD EAxxEARS 4K sector drives appeared. Since that time, this thread has grown something like 20 pages, which I simply cannot thoroughly scan. Thing is, I'm in need to add storage to...