Question 1

I have an older Dell XPS 420 and according to the specs it is eSATA. Will this drive work in my machine? It will be used as a second drive. I am running Win7 and have 4gb of memory, if that matters.

Thanks - Mark Stanford

Accepted Answer

eSATA is a standard for external connections to SATA drives. You will need to supply power either via an external enclosure or from your PC's internal power supply (depending on how you install this disk). Another considerations is what version of the SATA protocol your machine uses, (from memory here so I may not be right) but I think 6GB/s is version III. The drive should fall back to lower protocol versions without any difficulty if your machine does not support SATA III.

HTH

Question 2

does it come with a Windows program installed on it?

Accepted Answer

No. A "bare drive" means that it's got nothing on it, not even formatting or partitioning.

Question 3

What is included with the drive? Is there a cable or screws?

Accepted Answer

No cable or screws are included, just the bare drive. No software or anything either.

Question 4

Can I use this drive in my  
KGuard KG-OT801-4HW227A-500G 8 Channel DVR ...?
Thanks for the help.....Paul

Accepted Answer

If the DVR has dedicated internal storage for 3.5" hard drives you should have no problem swapping it out. If it doesn't have any internal storage then you'll have to provide your own storage solution and connect to the DVR via the CAT 5 ethernet port on the back.

Question 5

Does this hold as many videos and photos as the ble version?

Accepted Answer

2TB is 2TB. The biggest difference between the blue and green is their power consumption. You sacrifice some performance for the lower power consumption. Three green works best in DVRs. The blue is better for use in a computer. Both will work in either application.

Question 6

what is the difference between WD blue, green, red, and black hard drives, as it pertains to performance, say for gaming?

Accepted Answer

From WD:
Overview
It’s so easy to make the best possible choice.

WD Caviar ® Blue ™

With SATA and PATA interfaces, and cache sizes
ranging from 2 MB to 16 MB, these drives offer a
full range of performance features.

WD Caviar Green
™
These drives make it possible for energy-
conscious customers to build systems with
higher capacitiesand the right balance of
system performance,ensured reliability, and
energy conservation.

WD Caviar Black
™
These high-performance SATA drives combine
7200 RPM spin speed, up to 64 MB cache,
SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and an integrated dual
processor for lightning-fast performance in
demanding desktop, workstation, and
multi-drive systems.

WD Scorpio ® Blue
™
With available SATA or PATA interfaces, these
drives offer high-performance, low power
consumption, and cool operation, perfect for
notebooks and other portable devices.

WD Scorpio Black
™
Designed for top-of-the-line notebook
computers, these high-performance drives
deliver the capacity and speed needed
to supercharge a notebook PC without
compromising battery life or quiet acoustics.

Question 7

I am attempting to make an old (5 or so yrs old, was probably not the right sata so will have to get new io/sata board) tower computer that was replaced with a laptop. I now need to edit some videos and will be taking higher volume of high res pics. I am just starting to see video advantages of running one of the LENOX OS systems and some very high end professional grade video programs. I am not yet well versed in Lenox but do know there is a way to run my 22" touchscreen and my intention (if possible) to use a smaller drive (around 100 gig I think, will have to drag it out later to see the size) for the OS and the programs but have the programs use this drive as the storage of all material other than the OS and programs. Can anyone tell me if this all sound possible and be a usable system set up like that.? Backup will be to external drives, probably weekly. BTW already purchased the drive (last day of sale) but will find a place for it if I cant do what I want to do with it.

Accepted Answer

I have a desktop that is running a Crucial 240GB SSD for the OS and some programs, a WD 500GB Black HDD for some programs and a WD Green 2TB drive serving as storage for the system. It works perfectly. I've had it up and working in this configuration for over a year now and have never had a problem.
I also have 6 WD Green 2TB drives running in 3 Raid 2 (Mirrored Raid) arrays for my HTPC, for over 2 years, and haven't had a problem with those either. 
Hope this info helps.

Question 8

Will a HDD be compatible with my SSD? And how would I transfer my info to HDD, (games)

Accepted Answer

If your wanting to use the HDD as a storage device, I have it working in my desktop with an SSD and it works fine. If your wanting to use the HDD as some kind of RAID system, you'd be better off going with another SSD.
To move data from the SSD to be stored on the HDD either "Copy and paste" or "Drag and Drop" the files. I do it quite frequently. Shouldn't be a problem.

Question 9

what is the rpm?

Accepted Answer

5400 spins down during inactivity to save power. If installing os on drive go wd black.

Question 10

what is the rpms?

Accepted Answer

Have too contact WD. To look for jumpers position its not on anything I got

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