is this a good hdd

[TwixCJ]

Business shut down and gave me a hdd out of a server will it work in a normal pc and is it a good hdd. http://www.wdc.com/global/products/specs/?driveID=799&language=1

[Fatelinha]

It will work, and seems to be good as my knowledge allows me to say

[Tedster]

Yes, you should be able to use it - if it's working.

 

It won't be the fastest HDD out there or anything, because it only supports up to Sata 2 speeds (3Gbps).

[TwixCJ]

It will work, and seems to be good as my knowledge allows me to say

ok thanks

[TwixCJ]

Yes, you should be able to use it - if it's working.

 

It won't be the fastest HDD out there or anything, because it only supports up to Sata 2 speeds (3Gbps).

ok thanks

[Englishman]

That's a pretty nice drive to get (for free?!) 

 

The RE line is pretty much the most reliable western digital drive out there, along with the 5 year warranty that usually comes with them

I'd check the warranty life on it if i were you, might still have some years in it left if you're lucky!

http://support.wdc.com/warranty/index_end.asp?lang=en

 

As for the sata 3Gb interface, i'd not worry about that, mechanical hard drives are in no way limited by that yet 

[JarJarBanksy]

Yes, you should be able to use it - if it's working.

 

It won't be the fastest HDD out there or anything, because it only supports up to Sata 2 speeds (3Gbps).

The interface is irrelevant until you get close to saturating it. Most of the hard drives that use the Sata 3 interface would not be any slower on Sata 2.

[Captain_WD]

Business shut down and gave me a hdd out of a server will it work in a normal pc and is it a good hdd. http://www.wdc.com/global/products/specs/?driveID=799&language=1

 

 

Hey XxCJDJxX,

 

WD Re is a great drive from Western Digital's enterprise-level line. It is designed for running heavy applications in datacenters and handling up to 550TB per year making it the drive with the highest workload capabilities from all WD drives. It is also designed to run 24x7 367 days/year and has many additional features and improvements in the firmware and the tuning. Here's more info on it: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=6IWVSS

 

You can safely use in a regular desktop and you should not have any issues with it.

 

Captain_WD.

[TwixCJ]

 

Hey XxCJDJxX,

 

WD Re is a great drive from Western Digital's enterprise-level line. It is designed for running heavy applications in datacenters and handling up to 550TB per year making it the drive with the highest workload capabilities from all WD drives. It is also designed to run 24x7 367 days/year and has many additional features and improvements in the firmware and the tuning. Here's more info on it: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=6IWVSS

 

You can safely use in a regular desktop and you should not have any issues with it.

 

Captain_WD.

 

Thanks for the info