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    Western Digital 'thumper' disks - PWL

    Recently switched to a 14TB WD white label (black/red?) drive for NVR storage in PC case, first time experiencing the thumping style drives. It appears the noise is the result of Premature Wear Levelling (PWL) which WD have seen fit to add on these units. Nice not to have the usual higher...
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    SOLD: Brand New and Never Opened - WD Purple WD102PURZ 10TB 7200 RPM 256MB $190

    Brand new and never opened! This was intended for a security surveillance system that was never installed. WD Purple WD102PURZ 10TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drives Bare Drive Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s Capacity: 10TB RPM: 7200 RPM $190 with free shipping in the U.S.
  3. John Joseph

    Dedicated Blue Iris PC - External HDD via USB 3

    Hi, quick question - is it suitable to have a dedicated PC with an internal SSD drive for Windows, with a Western Digital Purple for the recording connected externally via USB 3 (assuming there's no room internally for it) ? Thanks :)
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    Western Digital NAS, Record using CIFS

    Hi, I have 3 cameras with 5.2 English version firmware on them. I tried to record to WD My Book Live (1 TB) using CIFS. Created share folder, and username/password. in camera’s config, added NAS info (IP, Path etc) tested and it was successful. then under ‘storage management’, it shows the drive...