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12TB for $80 - serverpartdeals.com (serverpartdeals.com)
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Has anyone bought from here before? Looking to upgrade my NAS drives.

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[–] 51 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Reposting as top level comment also: these are PWDIS drives: if you’re not using them somewhere with sata 3.2/3.3, you need to use an adapter for the power plug, or some tape, to block pins 1-3 (3.3v) as supplying it to these causes them to reset. Might be worth doing the taping anyway, if you’re using an enclosure or cage (where you can’t use the adapters) Just be aware.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    When I bought some of these earlier this year, the re-seller included an adapter that blocked those pins to prevent the reset issue. Didn't know what they were for at first and almost tossed them. (I should have read the included slip of paper)

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    As someone who regularly ships items with a slip of paper meant to be read, this was infuriating to read. Lmao

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Classic overconfidence - “I have installed a hard drive before, what could they possibly be trying to tell me on that paper?”

    I learned and won’t make that mistake again… until I do

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Tape it to the item.
    Witg a big fat warning symbol.

    Anything beyond that was done in purpose

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    When you’re shipping one item, sure... kinda. When you’re shipping five, it doesn’t make sense to tape the exact same thing to every single one. Especially if the paper is bigger than the item.

    We typically affix it to the invoice and package so it’s seen first thing. That’s the best solution we’ve come up with.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    How do I know if I’m using sata 3.2/3.3 vs something else?

    I have one of these in the 8 TB variant that I use for backup purposes, and I plug it into one of those USB docks, like this one. I have not applied any tape or adaptors and it seems to be working fine.

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