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Subject: Re: SOLVED [was Re: GPT corruption on Primary Header, backup OK,
 fixing primary nuked array -- help?]
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:10:16 -0500
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On 07/27/2016 08:04 AM, Anthony Youngman wrote:
> WD Blacks? Do they support SCT/ERC? I think these are desktop drives (like my
> Barracudas) so you WILL get bitten by the timeout problem if anything goes
> wrong. Do you know what you're doing here?

Yes, WD Blacks, and yes, at least for the last 16 years I've managed, somehow,
to provide a complete open-source backend for my law office. So I would answer
the 2nd question in the affirmative as well. You can poo-poo drive X verses
drive Y all you want, but I get a consistent 5 years out of each WD black and
plan on a replacement cycle of 1/2 that. Go with what works for you.

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David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.