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 Jul 27 2011, 12:45 AM
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According the the release notes, FW 2.06.10 enabled support for hard drives larger than 2 TB. I installed a WD30EZRX (3 TB), NTFS drive and the Live Hub doesn't even detect a device on the USB port. No flashing of the activity light. Nothing.
Has anyone actually tried a 3TB drive yet? |
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Aug 12 2011, 12:27 AM
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@Rev: I agree. Who do they think they are? Do they honestly believe everyone's gonna start buying only WD drives to store their media for playback using their players? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/angry.gif)
Of course, let's not forget that we have had so many reports of WD external drives not playing well with their own players. |
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Aug 12 2011, 08:37 PM
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I'm a bit tired of this, and I guess I'll wait until (hopefully) they find a solution to the problem. In my most recent communication with WD on this issue, they apologize, but defend their position that there are so many drives and enclosures they can't test them all.
I only know of two other manufacturers of hard drives: Seagate and Hitachi. They need only test one 3TB drive from each of those manufacturers. As far as enclosures go, perhaps if I had an inkling that they had tested ANY other brands it would at least show they were trying. Why not at least try the most recent model of the three largest enclosure manufacturers? I don't know who that might be, but at least it would be a choice. They pointed me to a KB article on compatible devices ( http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5688 ), but it only lists WD drives/enclosures. Interestingly, it lists the very large number of network adapters they have certified. But they don't have the time to test even a handful of drive combinations? I'm not going to get any more useful information from WD. But I'd like to hear from more users of 3TB drive/case combinations to find out their experiences. If they read this thread, I think they'll either wait or bite the bullet and go with the WD brand. Unfortunately, I don't think many users belong to this forum, and even fewer need large hard drives. But with Blu-Ray rips available at anywhere from 4-15 GB per movie, my 2TB drives fill up quickly. |
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hurricane51 WDTV Live Hub Doesn't See 3 TB Drive Jul 27 2011, 12:45 AM
hurricane51 According to WD Support, version 2.06.10 of the Li... Aug 3 2011, 03:31 AM
WDUser QUOTE (hurricane51 @ Aug 3 2011, 03:01 PM... Aug 3 2011, 11:25 PM hurricane51 Here's the entire text from the email, dated A... Aug 4 2011, 10:26 PM WDUser That looks to be an old answer; one that was given... Aug 4 2011, 10:45 PM hurricane51 Oh, I have a long and colorful thread going with W... Aug 4 2011, 11:39 PM hurricane51 UPDATE:
I had to reflash the firmware to 2.06.10 b... Aug 9 2011, 10:54 PM WDUser QUOTE (hurricane51 @ Aug 10 2011, 10:24 A... Aug 10 2011, 05:13 AM hurricane51 WD has offered to ship me a replacement drive in o... Aug 11 2011, 08:22 PM Rev Drew I thought that was resolved with a firmware releas... Aug 11 2011, 08:40 PM hurricane51 I thought I was finished (temporarily) with this t... Aug 16 2011, 08:40 PM WDUser QUOTE (hurricane51 @ Aug 17 2011, 08:10 A... Aug 17 2011, 01:24 AM hurricane51 No change in FW 2.08.13. Oct 26 2011, 09:03 PM hurricane51 QUOTE (hurricane51 @ Oct 26 2011, 11:03 P... Dec 2 2011, 11:23 PM hurricane51 The LiveHub seems to be fussy about the formatting... Dec 7 2011, 09:16 PM WDUser WD Support is pretty useless as we've already ... Dec 8 2011, 03:59 PM hurricane51 Well, another problem has raised its head, and I... Dec 11 2011, 12:11 AM WDUser QUOTE (hurricane51 @ Dec 11 2011, 11:41 A... Dec 12 2011, 08:24 AM hurricane51 I always eject the drive before removing it when t... Dec 13 2011, 09:56 PM hurricane51 QUOTE (WDUser @ Dec 12 2011, 10:24 AM) Do... Jan 26 2012, 11:52 PM WDUser Yes, I know it sounds like overkill (and should no... Dec 14 2011, 05:03 AM hurricane51 QUOTE (WDUser @ Dec 14 2011, 07:03 AM) Ye... Dec 18 2011, 08:49 PM hurricane51 I've been wrestling with my 3TB drive and the ... Dec 30 2011, 11:28 PM WDUser Sounds like despite WD's assurances about 3TB ... Jan 28 2012, 05:38 AM hurricane51 I haven't had any problems with the 2TB drives... Feb 18 2012, 09:33 AM |
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