Question 1

Looking for a long term backup of my NVMe drive. Hows the unplugged longevity of this drive?

Accepted Answer

My  WD Blue hard drive is only a few weeks old, so "long-term" is an unknown.  Two tips for you...
1 - Make two back-ups of your most important files.  Use the cloud if you must - they get hacked too.
2 - Keep all hard drives cool - fans are cheap and easy insurance to help protect your files.

Question 2

Does this come with the the cables, or will I have to order those seperately?

Accepted Answer

No cables are included, just the bare drive. Even without cables this drive is a great value proposition - price vs performance. I've purchased several of these. Best bang for the buck.

Question 3

Is this 2TB WD OEM?

Accepted Answer

The answer is yes. No cables or manuals come with it just the drive.

Question 4

Could anyone point me towards the exact cables I need for this? First time adding anything to pc and don't know exactly how to find them.

Accepted Answer

For the data connection to your motherboard, just do a Newegg search for "SATA Cable".  There are many choices and styles.  Just make sure it supports 6Gbps.  As for the power, your power supply should have an extra SATA power connection.  If not, search for "SATA Power Y Splitter"

Question 5

I bought one, and it shows up in the bios and device manager, but is strangely absent in the disk management. It is compatible and not a SATA cable issue. Any ideas?

Accepted Answer

Go into "Disk Management" (press window icon, search "Disk Management"). The disk should appear, right click it & select "New Simple Volume" which will walk you through the process of setting up the new disk.

Question 6

How good is the 5400 rpm version for running games off of? Ex. Steam Library.

Accepted Answer

It works great, that is exactly what I do with mine (it is my Steam Drive). never had an issue, no lag etc.

Question 7

Does this drive run quiet? I don't want to hear any high pitched sounds or noise

Accepted Answer

Hello, I have installed several (6) of these drives. In my experience they are quiet drives. By that I mean I could never hear them above the noise of standard PC cooling fans in any case they were installed...shouldn't be a problem.
VC

Question 8

Is it SMR or PMR?

Accepted Answer

Western Digital

Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX - PMR

Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZRZ - PMR

Western Digital WD Blue 2TB WD20EZAZ - SMR

Western Digital WD Blue 2TB WD20EZRZ - PMR

Western Digital WD Blue 3TB WD30EZRZ - PMR

Western Digital WD Blue 4TB WD40EZRZ - PMR

Western Digital WD Black 1TB WD1003FZEX - PMR

Western Digital WD Black 2TB WD2003FZEX - PMR

Western Digital WD Black 3TB WD3003FZEX - PMR

Western Digital WD Black 4TB WD4003FZEX - PMR

Western Digital WD Black 4TB WD4005FZBX - PMR

Question 9

Does it come with warranty and more importantly does WD support their warranty? 
I bought a 1TB WD drive in 2013 and it was defective immediately and they did nothing, so basically if its the same service i'd just buy buy elsewhere.

Accepted Answer

The WD Blue 2TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive comes with a 2-year limited warranty.

Question 10

The drive is labeled as 2 TB, but I am only getting 2 GBs of available space. Any tips on how to fix this?

Accepted Answer

You'll need to provide some screenshots or a detailed explanation of your installation steps and how this drive is reading 2GB. Otherwise you may consider using Windows tools or downloading software from Western Digital to format and/or test your drive.

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