Samsung F4 2TB Drive any good ?
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THESE have the 4k cluster so how do you format and use under windows xp
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Maybe partitioning the drive could work here?
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ID just want to use as a storage drive with no oper system
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I need a couple of 2TB's for back up duties, or I could swap them for the current drives... Which sounds more fun. 
If anybody has one, do they clunk like the 2tb F3's?
If anybody has one, do they clunk like the 2tb F3's?
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A linux live CD would allow you to format them then.
Speed looks damn good. Close to caviar black levels and should be very very quiet. I will know on Monday and post back.
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I imagine being 5400rpm they should be as quiet as the F2 ecogreens which seems very quiet to me, especially when suspended with elastic.
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anyone gonna post a pic suspended !!!
My F3's transfer a fair bit of humming through the hot swaps in my case which i find a little annoying. Would be nice to know what the F4's are like vibration wise with them being a lower rpm.
I always wondered if the WD's with the spindle held at both ends also reduced some vibration but heard that the seek noise is fairly loud on them.
I always wondered if the WD's with the spindle held at both ends also reduced some vibration but heard that the seek noise is fairly loud on them.
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These F4's look really good, I'm going to give them a go end of the month
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Just ordered 2 should be here by wednesday.
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My pair will arrive on Tuesday. Hopefully.
I should have bought 'em at the cheaper price yesterday evening. Oh well.
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I've got a photo on my HD somewhere, once I'll dig it out I'll post it. Suspending a HD tends to virtually eliminate seek noise, but you still have a little motor whine so it's not a magic bullet.
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My pair will arrive on Tuesday. Hopefully.
Mine would have done m8 but I'm not in tuesday so opted for wednesday instead.
I was going to m8 but without the free shipping and only being able to purchase 1 item per basket and with shipping it was about the same anyway...cant remember the exact price so I waited for today to order.
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Just ordered one of these as well, should have it on Weds.
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ok i have had to bite the bullet and install win 7 as all new hard drives and ssd's need this for trim etc.
what i want to know is how to format in w7 as been using it 5 hours now (win7 not 2tb hard drive)
what i want to know is how to format in w7 as been using it 5 hours now (win7 not 2tb hard drive)
I've bought two - and one of them is faulty. Not a great start.
Here's some quick benchmarks for the working drive -
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got the drive now any special way to format in win7 cluster size etc