"Anyone else using WD desktop drives in RAID and messed with TLER (or regretted not messing with it)?"
Or, for that matter, regretted messing with it? (I'm sure it was implied, but I figured it worthwhile to ask the pseudo-obvious.) Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected] www.eaglemds.com -----Original Message----- From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT: Home RAID enclosure recommendations? Wow, I can get 4 1TB drives for $64.99? ;) I've been hearing lately about "Time Limited Error Recovery" (TLER) feature in WD drives, which is disabled by default in their "desktop drives". It should be enabled to allow the RAID controller to handle recovery, else the RAID controller will timeout the drive and drop it from the set. I've had a pair of WD10EADS green drives in RAID 1 for about a year with no trouble, but I'm wondering if I should try to tweak the TLER before there is trouble. WD provides no means of tweaking it, but the community has provided a utility, WDTLER, that can tweak it on some drives but not others. Anyone else using WD desktop drives in RAID and messed with TLER (or regretted not messing with it)? Carl -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 11:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Home RAID enclosure recommendations? 3TB Raid on the cheap: 1x SansDigital 4-Bay enclosure (eSATA or USB) in raid 5 - $169.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816111159 4x Western Digital Green 1TB drives - $64.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136490 --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Slattery [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:56:55 -0800 > I recently started taking a lot of photos and videos, and I'm realizing that > my current storage solution at home isn't going to cut it very soon. > > Does anyone have a recommendation for a good price/performance RAID > enclosure (or populated solution) for home use? I'd like to have 3-4TB > available if possible. > > Thanks, and Happy Holidays! > > Jim ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
