Re: Fw: OT : Non-EU drives from scan.co.uk - acceptable ?

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And just as a warning in case others aren't of the issues (which I
wasn't :( )  they not compatible with WHS V1 giving performance and failure
issues. There are work arounds via jumpering/aligning but better to stay
clear at the ordering stage. That goes for any hard drive with the new 4K
clusters.
Cheers
Allan

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Quinten Uijldert <yahoogroups2@...> wrote:
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> For what it's worth, the WD20EARS 2Tb drive I just received from
> eBuyer is shown as valid with a 3 year warranty on WD's site...
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> On 26 August 2010 08:51, Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The WD20EARS 2TB drives
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> > Could I ask what type they were please Gareth? I was just about
to order
> > a 500gb WD myself, good timing!
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