Forum: Storage (alternative)
December 16th 20, 04:39 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,605
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 2nd 20, 04:49 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 713
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
August 21st 20, 02:44 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,665
SAS drive permanently "busy"?
Being in need or a spare 6TB drive for my FreeNAS machine, I found a
Seagate-recertified SAS drive with more then 4 years warranty remaining.
But whether I plug it into a motherboard SAS port or a...
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Forum: General
August 15th 20, 09:02 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,203
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Forum: General
August 14th 20, 11:07 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,203
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Forum: General
August 14th 20, 07:54 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,203
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Forum: General
August 13th 20, 06:59 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,203
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Forum: General
August 10th 20, 10:22 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 1
Views: 552
Old hard drive resale prices
I was going through my stash of pensioned-off hard drives today and out
of curiosity looked at the prices they are getting on eBay (not the
asking prices but the completed-sale prices).
E.g.,...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
August 4th 20, 03:21 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,910
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
May 13th 20, 07:19 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,492
"Backblaze Hard Drive Stats Q1 2020"
On 5/12/20 6:27 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
"Backblaze Hard Drive Stats Q1 2020"
Â*Â* https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-hard-drive-stats-q1-2020/
"At the end of Q1 2020, Backblaze was...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 10th 19, 08:27 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 3
Views: 689
“How Backblaze Buys Hard Drivesâ€
On 12/10/19 3:01 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
“How Backblaze Buys Hard Drivesâ€
Â*Â* https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-backblaze-buys-hard-drives/
“As the person on staff ultimately...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
November 8th 19, 04:15 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,085
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
July 2nd 19, 11:17 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,178
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
July 2nd 19, 09:49 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,178
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
July 2nd 19, 05:41 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,178
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
June 28th 19, 12:50 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,351
External drives may contain refurbished drives!
On 6/4/19 8:44 PM, I wrote:
I just read a piece by BackBlaze discussing the best kinds of drives to
use for various purposes, and I noticed that they claim that external
drives *may* contain...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
June 18th 19, 08:15 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,108
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
June 18th 19, 08:08 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,108
What's inside a WD Essentials external drive?
You won't know until you shuck it: Amazon reviews and answers to
questions concerning WD Essentials USB3 external drives show that what's
inside may vary -- some "white label," some HGST datacenter...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
June 16th 19, 10:54 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 2
Views: 864
So many online reviews are a mess
On 6/15/19 4:06 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
It's occurred to me that now, with such vendors as Amazon and NewEgg
listing items that are actually sold by other vendors, it's impossible
to be sure...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
June 15th 19, 05:28 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 2
Views: 864
So many online reviews are a mess
It's occurred to me that now, with such vendors as Amazon and NewEgg
listing items that are actually sold by other vendors, it's impossible
to be sure to what items a review is referring: is the...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
June 15th 19, 02:15 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 0
Views: 750
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
June 14th 19, 10:40 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 5
Views: 799
My latest Seagate HDD longevity report
On 5/31/19 9:33 AM, Shadow wrote:
An ST2000DM001 that has clocked up a smidgeon under 5 years (3 years
longer than its warranty) of 24/7/365 operation in my FreeNAS machine
has just...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
June 14th 19, 10:37 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 5
Views: 799
My latest Seagate HDD longevity report
On 6/4/19 8:33 PM, I wrote:
An ST2000DM001 that has clocked up a smidgeon under 5 years (3 years
longer than its warranty) of 24/7/365 operation in my FreeNAS machine
has just reported...
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Forum: Asus Motherboards
June 12th 19, 04:07 AM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,833
Prime Z370-A: hot-swap problem
On 6/11/19 10:29 PM, Paul wrote:
I have a front-panel-mounted drive bay and also an eSATA + USB2
docking station. I have hot-swap enabled for the appropriate SATA
ports, but hot-swapping...
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Forum: Asus Motherboards
June 12th 19, 02:30 AM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,833
Prime Z370-A: hot-swap problem
I have a front-panel-mounted drive bay and also an eSATA + USB2 docking
station. I have hot-swap enabled for the appropriate SATA ports, but
hot-swapping does not work in either: the Prime Z370-A...
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