Western Digital Advanced Format 4kB Hard Drive (NCIX Tech Tips #63)

Brand new technology from Western Digital allows greater storage density and better reliability now and in the future. Linus explains how.

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Science & Technology

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• Western
• Digital
• WD
• EARS
• Advanced
• Format
• 4kB
• sector
• ECC
• Hard
• Drive
• Green
• NCIX
• Tech
• Tips

[superwiicrazy]

i love NCIX

[NCIXcom]

I like Vista. With the latest patches on a decent machine it's as stable and fast as Windows 7.

My work machine is Windows Vista and regularly goes 30-60 days between reboots.

[louis2608]

@SynysterCondom Oh my god I love you , your not doing the hole " Vista sucked " bs , it was actualy pretty good and I loved using my computer when it had it . People just like to talk bull about every thing .

[the4armedmonk]

press 1 for 5 seconds press 2 for 5 seconds press 3 for 5 seconds press 4 for 5 seconds press 5 for 5 seconds press 6 for 5 seconds press 7 for 5 seconds press 8 for 5 seconds press 9 for 5 seconds

all you need to know :P

[SynysterCondom]

Linus is right, Vista is the shit. If you know how to properly maintain a computer, you shouldn't have any problems.

[Eyeball1975]

@Ards777 Nice! Now I know some Latvian! :)

[nerbne]

Wait can't you just format a normal HDD with the 4096 bite option?

[DemonTraven]

@NCIXcom my laptop, which cost about 400€ (i think about 550-600$) couldn't really run vista together with some games all that well, it used up 44% of my memory on idle and about 30-40% of my processor (T3000@1.8ghz) that's hy i installed XP, tho i need a 64x version, cuz it only recognizes 3,4gb memory, while i have 4 installed :S

[REA00002]

@StoneOakvalley if you got a Green drive theres your problem. Green drives were made to use less power than typical drives, however, they sacrificed alot to do this. i suggest getting a Blue or, if you have the money, Black/Velociraptor.

[DBSpy1]

@andrei644 Because I have had no problems with it,If it ain't broke, don't fix it .

[MrComputereviews]

hit 1 to hear linus say tell

[brad450]

HIT 2 TO SEE LINUS SAY COMPUTER