What? WD Caviars?

Strida · 12-30-03, 05:39 PM

I bought a second WD 80g Caviar and I just noticed they are different. One's metal top is smaller than the other's, and one has a thicker black area.

They are supposed to be the same b/c they have the same name I thought... Will this affect either one's performance? I will be running them in RAID0.

L337 M33P · 12-30-03, 06:27 PM

What are the production dates on the drives? Different revision maybe?

If they are the same model number and type, then by all means RAID0 'em.

CrashOveride · 12-30-03, 06:33 PM

One may just be older... or one may be a JB (8mb cache) as opposed to BB (I don't know that they made JB Caviar drives though). If the latter is the case it may effect it, otherwise I doubt it. Either way you should be good to go with raid 0 on em'.

Strida · 12-30-03, 09:13 PM

I'll go ahead with it then..

jajmon · 12-30-03, 09:22 PM

If the physical drive specs are equal (heads/cyl/sectors/rpms- etc) vs. the cosmetics, then raid them.

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Strida Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa	What? WD Caviars? I bought a second WD 80g Caviar and I just noticed they are different. One's metal top is smaller than the other's, and one has a thicker black area. They are supposed to be the same b/c they have the same name I thought... Will this affect either one's performance? I will be running them in RAID0. __________________ Processor - Xeon 3060, 3.8ghz Motherboard - Abit IP35-E, 423 x 9 Ram - 4GB GSkill, DDR2 1000 Video Card - nVidia 8800GT, stock Power Supply - Sparkle/Fortron 550 Watt Sound Card - X-Fi Fatal1ty / DTS Connect Audio: Speakers - Harman Kardon HK-254 / L, R Athena AS-B2 / SL, SR Athena AS-B1 / C Athena AS-C1 / Sub Premier Acoustic PA-120 650W Audio: Cans - Grado SR-225 / Sennheiser HD-580 / PIMETA Amp Heatware
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12-30-03, 06:27 PM	#2
L337 M33P Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: TEH INTERNETS	What are the production dates on the drives? Different revision maybe? If they are the same model number and type, then by all means RAID0 'em.
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12-30-03, 06:33 PM	#3
CrashOveride Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Beijing, China	One may just be older... or one may be a JB (8mb cache) as opposed to BB (I don't know that they made JB Caviar drives though). If the latter is the case it may effect it, otherwise I doubt it. Either way you should be good to go with raid 0 on em'. __________________ .................................................. ......................Just too busy with life ...........................................Team.32.Mentor........................................RED.BELT.Ubercloxx0r ..............................You.should.always.keep.an.open.mind.help.can.be.found.in.the.most.unlikly.places. .....AIUHB0252@2300mhz.SP-97~Abit.NF7-S~512.RAM@fast.timings~9700Pro.w/.copper.HSF.~.2.monitors .................................................. ..Windows XP because I have conditions ....Fold.for.[OC]FoldingNinjas!!!....You .would.be.amazed.at.what.a.group.of.intelegent.peo ple.can.overlook ...............................................All.blanket.statments.are.false\|Nothing.is.absoloute. ............................Don't.Let.ThermalTake.Your.Money~\|~Are.You.Into.Th at.Hacky.Stuff? AKA:supaiku .................................................. ........Can.you.find.the.ninja.in.my.avatar?!?!
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12-30-03, 09:13 PM	Thread Starter #4
Strida Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa	I'll go ahead with it then.. __________________ Processor - Xeon 3060, 3.8ghz Motherboard - Abit IP35-E, 423 x 9 Ram - 4GB GSkill, DDR2 1000 Video Card - nVidia 8800GT, stock Power Supply - Sparkle/Fortron 550 Watt Sound Card - X-Fi Fatal1ty / DTS Connect Audio: Speakers - Harman Kardon HK-254 / L, R Athena AS-B2 / SL, SR Athena AS-B1 / C Athena AS-C1 / Sub Premier Acoustic PA-120 650W Audio: Cans - Grado SR-225 / Sennheiser HD-580 / PIMETA Amp Heatware
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12-30-03, 09:22 PM	#5
jajmon Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burnsville, Minnesota	If the physical drive specs are equal (heads/cyl/sectors/rpms- etc) vs. the cosmetics, then raid them.
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