Questions about WD Gold

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CMR: conventional magnetic recording CMR, or Conventional Magnetic Recording, is the most commonly used recording technology. In CMR discs, data is stored on the surface of the disc in the form of magnetic grains. Each grain represents one bit of information, and these bits can be read and written independently. This allows great flexibility in writing and reading data. The advantages of CMR lie in its reliability and consistent performance, making it the preferred choice for applications requiring sustained read and write speeds. CMR hard drives are ideal for servers, workstations and high-end storage systems. However, they are limited in terms of capacity and are more expensive than SMR drives. SMR: multiple surface magnetic recording Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) is a different technology from CMR. In SMR discs, the tracks are narrowed as much as possible to keep pace with users' ever-increasing capacity requirements. This means that more data can be stored on the same surface, but there is a slight compromise in terms of writing performance. SMR drives are particularly suited to applications requiring large-scale storage at relatively low cost. They are often used and recommended for data archiving, backup systems and other applications where write speed is not the main priority. Data recovery from SMR disks Due to their increased complexity, SMR disks are less reliable than CMR disks. This is why they are often found in high-capacity models for the general public. If an SMR drive fails, data recovery is more complex due to the overlapping track layout. Recovery techniques may require special procedures to avoid damaging neighbouring data. This has an impact on the cost of data recovery. Experienced professionals are recommended to deal with damaged SMR disks, which, more than ever, require special skills to maximise the chances of recovery.

It is best to use the HDDs recommended by the NAS manufacturer with at least a 5-year warranty.

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Installation: connect to power and Sata connection and insert into your system, screw on, etc., switch on power and then "partition or format" in the disk manager of your operating system...

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Hello, yes you can install Windows 10 on both disks, as on any other internal disk. The WD Gold is intended for data centres or NAS (rather enterprise or high-end). It performs very well for these applications. If you want to install Windows 10, I understand it's for PC use, so the WD Black is the most suitable, as that's its area of focus. The difference in performance between these two models should also be imperceptible on a PC. On the other hand, both models are very noisy in their 10Tb versions, unlike the smaller Black and Gold and especially the larger Gold. I had to return my 10TB Golds, because they were much too noisy in my NAS locked in a cupboard.

As long as there is a free SATA port, it should be possible without any problems.

The Synology Compatibility List does not list this HDD (https://www.synology.com/en-us/compatibility?search_by=products&model=DS215j&category=hdds_no_ssd_trim&filter_size=16TB&p=1). It may work, but without warranty. But even if it does work, I would not recommend using it in a living room: It would probably be very noisy, since the Synology NAS case is made of plastic and amplifies vibrations.

...right CMR !!! A lot of things are not right at Digitec Galaxus, the descriptions, the specifications or are incomplete and the guarantee is also not always stated correctly. Price errors are also possible.

It's not the sellers' fault. https://www.heise.de/news/Kryptowaehrung-Chia-treibt-die-Festplattenpreise-nach-oben-6042882.html https://www.heise.de/news/Kryptowaehrung-Chia-verursacht-Lieferprobleme-in-Asien-6045592.html

Thanks for the info! :-) We have now adjusted the guarantee accordingly.