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Western Digital 2TB hard drive $69.99 After $20.00 rebate

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Definitely a nice find. Dell taxes in all states, but free shipping on orders over $50. Also, can get 5% cashback through Shop Discover.

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Up to five (5) WD20EARS or WD20EADS products from Amazon.com; CDW, CDWG; Dell.com; Micro Center, MicroCenter.com; NewEgg.com; TigerDirect.com, Global Computer, CompUSA, compusa.com, or CircuitCity.com between 12/27/2010 - 01/16/2011.
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Installed properly meant with the correct alignment for the O/S used

In the techarp link, they have ref to their other articles on setting up these type drives
 
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bankster55 said:
Installed properly meant with the correct alignment for the O/S used

In the techarp link, they have ref to their other articles on setting up these type drives
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Still have no idea what you are talking about...

So for example XP needs the disk in a horizontal mount and win 7 needs it in a vertical mount? if so, how the f--- does that make any sense?
 
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Still have no idea what you are talking about...

So for example XP needs the disk in a horizontal mount and win 7 needs it in a vertical mount? if so, how the f--- does that make any sense?
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I'm pretty sure the reference to "alignment" is in terms of a partition alignment or something to this effect.

Regarding this deal...

Okay, I'm in! More storage space than I need but what the heck? Can't have too much right?
 
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pontifex said:
Still have no idea what you are talking about...

So for example XP needs the disk in a horizontal mount and win 7 needs it in a vertical mount? if so, how the f--- does that make any sense?
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Well, I gave the technical explanation in the other WDC 2TB hotdeal thrd and got flamed. Said I made it too complicated by the OP and some other poster. See most folks on AT want a one or two sentence answer. Actually hot deals is no place for this anyways.

https://www.paragon-software.com/product-tours/pat/presentation/index.htm
http://www.paragon-software.com/technologies/components/partition-alignment/
http://www.anandtech.com/show/2888
http://support.wdc.com/product/downloadsw.asp?sid=122
 
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So for example XP needs the disk in a horizontal mount and win 7 needs it in a vertical mount? if so, how the f--- does that make any sense?
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It makes perfect sense. Also, if you use them with OSX you have to mount them diagonally because that's how Apple rolls.
 
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