WD20EARS

[laukinisvilkas]

After reading quite a bit around the net the WD20EARS is in my case. I'm using Win 7 and formated it as single volume with all the default options. Is there a way to test if WD advanced format is actually set right(+ is cluster(?) size 4kb)? Right now I'm running WD lifeguard extended test. It's also 1.81TB size, shouldn't there be more space from all that advanced formating? Should I be worried about head parking and any other issues since hard drive is going to be accessed once or twice a day. And what about in WD site mentioned
adjusting power options... The only option I found about hard drives in win 7 was about then to put hard drives to sleep.

Thank you for time and help.

 

[laukinisvilkas]

Anyone? HD Tune info screens http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/9789/strangew.jpg

 

[drescherjm]

shouldn't there be more space from all that advanced formating?

No. Advanced format does not give you any more space or change GB to GiB. It does make it easier for the manufacturer to make a larger capacity however since there is less wasted space. But again does not change the definition of units.

Remember drives are defined as GB but the windows OS returns GiB and calls it GB. Put 2000 in as GB in the following calculator:

http://wintelguy.com/gb2gib.html



See the sticky for more info:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1347640

 

[drescherjm]

Anyone? HD Tune info screens http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/9789/strangew.jpg

Your smart data looks fine.

The load cycle count is what you worry about for auto park and your value is 37. I have a drive with thousands in the column before I noticed and turned the autopark interval from 8 seconds to 3 hours.

 

[Forceman]

The load cycle count is what you worry about for auto park and your value is 37. I have a drive with thousands in the column before I noticed and turned the autopark interval from 8 seconds to 3 hours.

I doubt if it even matters in any case. The drive is designed with that usage built-in, so I doubt you have to worry about excess wear and tear from something like that.

 

[laukinisvilkas]

And so the drive died The controller was faulty and so they replaced only that. I sure do hope it won't die for the second time... Edit: and looking at benches of my old controller it had wayyyyyy worse random access times, maybie that was one of the signs of its early death.