![]() ![]() I also tried a 2TB Samsung SpinPoint drive but it turns out those are also known to have issues with WHS. The WD drives that use “advanced formatting” are problematic and have an “EARS” product code like “WD20EARS.” I lucked out and got the original/older format with an “EADS” code like “WD20EADS.” The problem is that it requires a special utility to “align” the drives on older systems like the WHS operating system but the utility isn’t compatible with WHS. There are several drives that are known to be problematic with Windows Home Server. The performance problems and I/O errors went away. After moving data off the home server, I removed the drives with the incorrect model numbers and enabled PerfectDisk. Unfortunately, about half of the drives I bought, including the 2TB drive, were not the right models. Further research found that there are only two good WD Green model numbers: However, doing so I ran into problems with PerfectDisk and defragmentation where the system would hang or blue screen, leaving errors in the event log around the storage or Marvell drivers causing issues. I added a bunch of WD Green 1TB drives and one WD Green 2TB drive. In general, I’ve found these drives to be horrible performers. I stumbled upon WD Green hard drives and they appeared to not only be affordable but also provide power saving benefits.īad, bad news. ![]()
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