Oct 17, 2019 #7 “Sale” R. ReturnedSword Active Member. The small circuit board inside is merely a USB to SATA adapter and power port to supply power to the drive via a small power brick. The enclosure comes with a PCB board that is meant for 12v conversion via a wall wart... is there a quick solder trick to JUST use the USB connection + 2.5" drives? Just seems like alot of money to spend just starting out, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the DataHoarder community. May 27, 2019 711 273 63 Austin, TX. I'm sure some have failed, but myself asid,e I don't recall many (any?) Der mobile WD Elements™ SE Hochleistungs-Datenspeicher ist eine zuverlässige, mit USB 2.0 und USB 3.0 kompatible Speicherlösung für unterwegs mit großer Speicherkapazität und hoher Datenübertragungsrate. Flipping the enclosure over we see how everything is laid out inside the kit. posted 2019-Feb-5, 2:49 pm AEST Why? News. Also have 4x 4tb MyBooks that also all had blues. If you’re at a water pool and ask if the water is cold, and no-one responds with a definite answer … then, the only way to know is to test it for yourself. I thought vibration or cooling would be a problem, but the fan sits neatly in front of the drives and blows across the majority of them. I live in Canada and I hope to purchase the 8TB WD Elements External Hard Drive that's currently on sale on Amazon. Hey everyone so I don't know if this type of post is allowed on this subreddit but does anyone have a reliable tutorial on how to shuck a 8TB WD Elements External Hard Drive? They are 14TB and 15TB and it says SMR right up front. Forum. Passend zum Thema. Oct 19, 2019 #8 For the 8TB I'd pay $130. WD Elements (and easy store for that matter). It's sought after by many r/datahoarder folks because it often (but not always) contains a WD Red 8TB drive which can be "shucked" and used in a home server among other similarly shucked Easystore drives. WD has been doing it for years, and Seagate started doing it now too (past year I think). List of all WD firmware and software available for download. Shucking the Western Digital WD Elements 10TB External Hard Disk Drive. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the DataHoarder community. Spartacus Well-Known Member. I recently purchased two desktop 4TB WD Elements drives and although they sound fine when spinning up and running, there’s an odd screech sound when spinning down. WD Elements 10TB Shucking. Press J to jump to the feed. This is a sub that aims at bringing data hoarders together to share their passion with like minded people. Nice! For the 10TB I'd pay $160. Certain model white drives are also thought to be immune from the SATA 3.3 problem, but the workaround is easy enough that I wouldn’t fret over it— just grab an Easystore, bring it home, and prepare to shuck. I also have a 500GB Elements Portable, and it stops spinning after 9 seconds of inactivity. Hi. I could sure use a couple of 14 TB WD Easystore-drives for my NAS. Does the 6tb also tend to come with reds? WD Elements / WD easystore; Embedded & Removable Flash; WD ReadyView; Legacy & Other Products; Downloads WD Software; Product Firmware; Product Downloads; Warranty & Returns Warranty Services; Warranty Policy; Data Recovery; Shipping Addresses; Warranty Status; Product Replacement; RMA Status Maybe worth the extra bucks to be safe! The good news is that this version of the hard drive ( Model #WD101EMAZ ) didn’t require any 3.3v pin mod for it to work as internal drive. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Recently they did make SMR drives for datacenters. Was thinking about picking this up, does anyone know if this is a SMR drive or not? There's a step down converter for getting a 5V rail from the 12V supply. Also have 4x 4tb MyBooks that also all had blues. Your not guaranteed either drive in either enclosure. posted 2019-Feb-5, 2:49 pm AEST ref: whrl.pl/RfjgCO. 3.5" drives are completely different matter. 1 year ago. Also is it possible to reuse the enclosure the 8TB drive comes in? Log In Sign Up. Massen- und Netzwerkspeicher. Shucked drives provide amazing value. As the 6tb one is only 100$ on Amazon right now WD 6TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBWLG0060HBK-NESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076MPMZDV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_olYhCbXDKV8KM , I figured it would be a much better value to start my NAS. Well I bought two of the WD Elements drives. Maybe doesn't matter, IDK enough to have a strong opinion, but the prevailing wisdom seems to be that Red/Whites are better. 7. They pop open more easily than the My Books now. They are 14TB and 15TB and it says SMR right up front. News. This drive was made in Thailand on January 12, 2020. 350TB Raw. Perfect, thanks. I live in Canada and I hope to purchase the 8TB WD Elements External Hard Drive that's currently on sale on Amazon. Facebook Twitter Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Teilen Link. SATA-SSD Samsung soll 870 Evo … 2 of the 4tb got sent back under warranty for SMART errors and came back with white label drives, but same part number as blues. I have an iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit for just such occasions. Still decent drives though, the ones I warrantied had problems out of the box (possibly handled roughly in transit) but have been humming along for about 8 or 9 months now. Easystore WD 10TB Drive Shuck #4. Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Archived. I don’t shuck external hard drives so i can’t help sorry . Well I bought two of the WD Elements … Thanks! Not sure about the Elements, but I have a shucked 6tb MyBook and it had a Blue inside. 8TB WD Red for $170? I have a NAS in a (modded) mini-ITX case with nearly 100 TB (!) But my overall experience spans decades of HD use. I understand it's not garunteed, but all of the posts I've seen mention the 8tb or 10tb versions. of 2.5" drives. I've shucked both both Reds and White Label and had no failures. The PCB is held in place by one screw. I think the FET's only there to provide 12V for SATA, and AFAIK, SSDs don't really use the 12V rail. I'm building my server tonight and have 3x 8TBs to shuck. Removing The Drive From A Western Digital Easystore Or Elements Enclosure. This is a sub that aims at bringing data hoarders together to share their passion with like minded people. We need to use a sharp object and slide it toward the edges to take off the clips from the case. Hmm maybe I'll shell out the extra amount, idk. I don't care about 2.5" drives though, I'd rather have a standard drive inside USB enclosure, but the 2.5" externals have always been backup/transfer drives for me, if one dies, sucks, but I don't care about data on that drive. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076MPMZDV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_olYhCbXDKV8KM. User #416871 100 posts. I ordered new Elements this past week. Die kompakte, leichte Festplatte bietet bis zu 5TB Speicher und die Qualität und Zuverlässigkeit von WD. If no1 has buy and try with 6tb elements … then i guess it’s your decision whether to take a gamble. Hey everyone so I don't know if this type of post is allowed on this subreddit but does anyone have a reliable tutorial on how to shuck a 8TB WD Elements External Hard Drive? Cheers! Not sure about the Elements, but I have a shucked 6tb MyBook and it had a Blue inside. In this video I take you through a simple process that will save you money on the cost of your hard drive. I don’t recognise the model CrystalDiskInfo reports on these. If so did it turn out to be a white label Red or Blue? One can shuck the WD Elements enclosure to extract the internal hard drive and then put that drive into the EX2 diskless enclosure. User account menu. RamRat. everything I've read is that the 6 TB models have blues in them. For a long time, both ranges contained either WD blue or WD red drives with similar specifications (cache size, etc). 1 year ago. Press J to jump to the feed. WD Elements 10TB Shucking. 7. complaining about failing shucked 8TB WD drives. I have a few WD Elements Portables (2TB, 4TB) and they don’t contain this VCD partition and i’m able to format/parition the drive to the fullest capacity it allows. The WD brand has product families called the My Passport, My Book, and WD Elements. Hi everyone, Today, I’ll show you the process of shucking the WD Elements 10TB External Hard Drive that I got the last 2 weeks. That has now changed and what made the Elements a pain in the ass to shuck is now gone. 2 of the 4tb got sent back under warranty for SMART errors and came back with white label drives, but same part number as blues. If you jump the 5V from USB to the output of the step down, I think it might work. Had anyone here had experience with the 6tb version? shuck wd elements, In order to shuck a Western Digital Easystore, you’ll need a few things: A set of small screwdrivers with both phillips and torx heads. Plenty of discussion on shucking drives online (youtube for example) as well as threads in the EX2 subforum. Easystore WD 10TB Drive Shuck #3. Just a few tabs around the edge, and then a couple screws inside (youtube if you want a tutorial, but it's too straightforward to warrant it). The Western Digital (WD) Easystore 8TB is an external hard drive sold exclusively by Best Buy. Hope they are shuckable. Recently I realized that the NAS I use for Blue Iris didn’t have enough storage.. March 18, 2019 Moisés Cardona Comments 5 comments. As it regularly goes on sale it is a very cheap method to pickup large amounts of reliable storage. Last edited: Oct 17, 2019. Press J to jump to the feed. I just bought 2 8 TB elements drives from Amazon ($150 each so slightly more expensive), and they both have Whites. Participant reference: whrl.pl/RfjgCO. Imma check best buy tomorrow to see if they have them and price match them if so, https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/8d1ynz/is_this_shuckable_wd_elements_6tb_usb_30_desktop/. Posted by. Yes, please. For example: I have a 1TB Elements Portable, and it stops spinning after 10 minutes of inactivity. Backup und Datenrettung. What is the spindown time (how long does it take to go into power-saving spindown mode) for the WD 2TB Elements Portable USB 3.0 HDD (WDBU6Y0020BBK-NESN) ? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Regardless of the warranty issues, I was wondering if anyone had successfully shucked a 10TB WD Elements external and got it working in a Synology NAS? How do I use a WD Elements external drive with windows 10. Last year the 10TB came out … As of 2019, the WD Elements line consists of WD Elements Portable (1-5TB, 4.3 x 3.2 x 0.5 inch), WD Elements Desktop (3-14 TB, 5.3 x 1.8 x 6.5 inch), and WD Elements SE. Lestrad October 18, 2019, 7:15am #5. While these products have traditionally used HDDs (hard disk drives), Western Digital does offer SSD versions of their newer drives. Always shucked the My Books cause I found them to be easier to open. Jun 15, 2018 208 49 28 Santa Monica, CA. Um den relevanten Differenzen der Produkte genüge zu tun, differenzieren wir im Vergleich vielfältige Eigenarten. I've shucked so many of these my head is spinning, but I've kept all the internal sata/usb adapters because I hoped to be able to use them as quick external data recovery drives (but... they need wall-power, ew). I have a few other 4TB desktop Elements drives (purchased last year) and they sound fine, but they’ve got WD Blues inside. It’s difficult to remove the drives without breaking the tabs on the enclosures but that’s not really an issue as your warranty will be void anyway. Here's hoping I get the same luck :) level 1. I hope to put a 500GB drive I have laying around in the enclosure. The good news is that both the Easystore and Elements range of drives are easy to shuck. And yes you can use any drive in the enclosure. Easystore WD 10TB Drive Shuck #2. There is no such thing as a WD Red White. WD Elements Portables i believe do not have a VCD Partition as these drives feature No Encryption or Password Support. Some small pieces of thin plastic—guitar picks work great, but if you don’t play guitar, a cut-up gift card or credit card will also work. That may not always be the case, however, so the best thing you can do is keep an eye on discussion forums where people routinely discuss drive shucking and take on the risk of buying new enclosures and testing them (so you don’t have to). User #3046 … This drive was purchased on June 4th, 2020 from Amazon as a WD Elements 10TB hard drive. The WD Elements 10TB HDD. How to Shuck an Easystore Drive (and Keep Your Warranty) In order to shuck a Western Digital Easystore, you’ll need a few things: Wd elements shuck - Die preiswertesten Wd elements shuck analysiert! I just shucked my first one today and took a look: https://imgur.com/TXLpm6J, http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/slvscd5d/slvscd5d.pdf, http://aosmd.com/res/data_sheets/AO4620.pdf. 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