$129.99 Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 3TB USB 3.0 External HD with Promo Code EMCNBNH28
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$129.99 Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 3TB USB 3.0 External HD
Started By Joe_Miner, Aug 02 2012 06:02 AM
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 06:02 AM
WHS-V1: HP EX-487: 4*WD20EARX, Athena AP-MFATX30, 4GB G.Skill, E5200, Stablebit Scanner-|-
WHS-2011: HP N54L G7, Kingston ECC 8GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G, OS: 256GB M4, 5*ST3000DM001, WD PCIe USB3, R640L, Stablebit DrivePool & Scanner -|-
Test Labs: HP N40L, G.Skill 16GB F3-1333C9D-16GAO, rr2720 -|- HP N40L, Kingston ECC 16GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G -|-
S2012 Hyper-V Lab: Lian-Li K9WX, GA-Z77X-UD5H, i7-3770, 32GB G.Skill, 240GB Corsair GT + various HDD's-|-
Desktop W8P64: HAF 932,GA-X58A-UD3R,i7-930,12GB,240GB Corsair GS + various HDD's,HD5850,Samsung Series9 & 213T+Planar PX2710MW,C920 -|-
HTPC3 W8P64WMC: GD05B, GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3, i5-2500K, 16GB G.Skill, Corsair GTX 240GB, Crucial M4 256GB , C910, Camtasia-|-
Laptop W8P64WMC: Acer 1810T, 4GB RAM, 240GB Corsair GT SSD-|-
WHS-2011: HP N54L G7, Kingston ECC 8GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G, OS: 256GB M4, 5*ST3000DM001, WD PCIe USB3, R640L, Stablebit DrivePool & Scanner -|-
Test Labs: HP N40L, G.Skill 16GB F3-1333C9D-16GAO, rr2720 -|- HP N40L, Kingston ECC 16GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G -|-
S2012 Hyper-V Lab: Lian-Li K9WX, GA-Z77X-UD5H, i7-3770, 32GB G.Skill, 240GB Corsair GT + various HDD's-|-
Desktop W8P64: HAF 932,GA-X58A-UD3R,i7-930,12GB,240GB Corsair GS + various HDD's,HD5850,Samsung Series9 & 213T+Planar PX2710MW,C920 -|-
HTPC3 W8P64WMC: GD05B, GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3, i5-2500K, 16GB G.Skill, Corsair GTX 240GB, Crucial M4 256GB , C910, Camtasia-|-
Laptop W8P64WMC: Acer 1810T, 4GB RAM, 240GB Corsair GT SSD-|-
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 07:15 AM
But of course......shhhhh...don't say the "S" word around Dave.
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HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
Travel Laptop: Dell XPSL502X 15.6"
Server 2012 - Fractal Arc Midi, CoolerMaster M600 PSU, ASUS P8H67V, Intel i5-2500 CPU w/32GBG-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM, 90 GIG OCZ SSD OS Drive – Roles: Hyper-V (WHS-SharePoint-DC-SQL-Exchange-WSE 2012), Print Server - Rocket RAID 2720 5x2TB
HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
Travel Laptop: Dell XPSL502X 15.6"
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 07:34 AM
I heard that! To be honest, the last time this deal came up I bought in. 3 TB external. I think it was a seagate anyways. I used it in my moving scheme I cooked up. I need to tell you guys about that in a podcast.
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 07:45 AM
This is hard to pass up I think.
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 08:00 AM
Moving scheme? That sounds like a write up as I too just moved about 4TB of data from Korea to the US via a VPN. Interesting...
Windows 7 Desktop - Antec 100 Case, Intel D8H67BL, OCZ 550W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/16GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM
Server 2012 - Fractal Arc Midi, CoolerMaster M600 PSU, ASUS P8H67V, Intel i5-2500 CPU w/32GBG-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM, 90 GIG OCZ SSD OS Drive – Roles: Hyper-V (WHS-SharePoint-DC-SQL-Exchange-WSE 2012), Print Server - Rocket RAID 2720 5x2TB
HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
Travel Laptop: Dell XPSL502X 15.6"
Server 2012 - Fractal Arc Midi, CoolerMaster M600 PSU, ASUS P8H67V, Intel i5-2500 CPU w/32GBG-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM, 90 GIG OCZ SSD OS Drive – Roles: Hyper-V (WHS-SharePoint-DC-SQL-Exchange-WSE 2012), Print Server - Rocket RAID 2720 5x2TB
HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
Travel Laptop: Dell XPSL502X 15.6"
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 08:09 AM
Moving scheme? That sounds like a write up as I too just moved about 4TB of data from Korea to the US via a VPN. Interesting...
4TB over VPN? Yikes, for real? That must have taken some time and could be at least a forum topic.
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 08:13 AM
Yea, it took the better part of six weeks to complete but I did learn a few best practices by utilizing WHS Download, AllwaySync, and TerraCopy.
Windows 7 Desktop - Antec 100 Case, Intel D8H67BL, OCZ 550W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/16GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM
Server 2012 - Fractal Arc Midi, CoolerMaster M600 PSU, ASUS P8H67V, Intel i5-2500 CPU w/32GBG-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM, 90 GIG OCZ SSD OS Drive – Roles: Hyper-V (WHS-SharePoint-DC-SQL-Exchange-WSE 2012), Print Server - Rocket RAID 2720 5x2TB
HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
Travel Laptop: Dell XPSL502X 15.6"
Server 2012 - Fractal Arc Midi, CoolerMaster M600 PSU, ASUS P8H67V, Intel i5-2500 CPU w/32GBG-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM, 90 GIG OCZ SSD OS Drive – Roles: Hyper-V (WHS-SharePoint-DC-SQL-Exchange-WSE 2012), Print Server - Rocket RAID 2720 5x2TB
HTPC Build - Silverstone GD05 Case, ASUS P7H55-M PRO, CoolerMaster M600W PSU, Intel i3-530 CPU w/4GB G-Skill DDR3 1333 RAM. OCZ 60GB SSD Drive for the OS with a 120GB WD 2.5" Blue drive for data storage.
Travel Laptop: Dell XPSL502X 15.6"
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 03:10 PM
Six weeks!! Sounds like a SpinRite session 
Did I say that? OMG, I must be losing my mind.
Did I say that? OMG, I must be losing my mind.
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Posted 07 August 2012 - 11:15 PM
Got me. Of course, I had to get 32GB memory too to get the no interest rate just in case.
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:49 PM
I remember someone (thought it was Joe Miner) mentioning his poor performing USB 3 drives in 2008R2, and how they were functioning much better in Server 2012. FWIW, the Seagate is quite good in 2008R2 on USB3 in my box. 164MB read, 142MB write. I have the USB 2 and USB 3 speed test results below.
USB 2 speeds:
Sequential Read : 34.742 MB/s
Sequential Write : 32.375 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 24.557 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 31.821 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 0.647 MB/s [ 158.0 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 1.424 MB/s [ 347.7 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 0.668 MB/s [ 163.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 1.440 MB/s [ 351.6 IOPS]
USB 3 speeds:
Sequential Read : 163.917 MB/s
Sequential Write : 142.508 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 55.206 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 97.869 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 0.643 MB/s [ 157.0 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 1.380 MB/s [ 337.0 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 0.692 MB/s [ 168.9 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 1.387 MB/s [ 338.7 IOPS]
Using Crystal Disk Mark
OS : Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Standard Edition (full installation) SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64)
USB 2 speeds:
Sequential Read : 34.742 MB/s
Sequential Write : 32.375 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 24.557 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 31.821 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 0.647 MB/s [ 158.0 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 1.424 MB/s [ 347.7 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 0.668 MB/s [ 163.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 1.440 MB/s [ 351.6 IOPS]
USB 3 speeds:
Sequential Read : 163.917 MB/s
Sequential Write : 142.508 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 55.206 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 97.869 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 0.643 MB/s [ 157.0 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 1.380 MB/s [ 337.0 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 0.692 MB/s [ 168.9 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 1.387 MB/s [ 338.7 IOPS]
Using Crystal Disk Mark
OS : Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Standard Edition (full installation) SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64)
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 08:59 AM
I remember someone (thought it was Joe Miner) mentioning his poor performing USB 3 drives in 2008R2, and how they were functioning much better in Server 2012. FWIW, the Seagate is quite good in 2008R2 on USB3 in my box. 164MB read, 142MB write. I have the USB 2 and USB 3 speed test results below.
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The performance problem I saw was 2008R2 on a Z77x-UD5H. The Intel USB 3.0 drivers for the Z77 would load but I was only getting USB 2.0 speeds. The ISRT would load and work allright so I don't know. What contrasted that sharply for me was on the MicroServer N40L I was getting the expected USB 3.0 speeds with 2008R2 using a WD card and drivers. In Win7 my performance was as expected on the Z77X-UD5H and corresponded to what I got in Win8 and S2012 Z77X-UD5H. What MOBO & drivers were you using?
Edited by Joe_Miner, 11 August 2012 - 09:10 AM.
WHS-V1: HP EX-487: 4*WD20EARX, Athena AP-MFATX30, 4GB G.Skill, E5200, Stablebit Scanner-|-
WHS-2011: HP N54L G7, Kingston ECC 8GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G, OS: 256GB M4, 5*ST3000DM001, WD PCIe USB3, R640L, Stablebit DrivePool & Scanner -|-
Test Labs: HP N40L, G.Skill 16GB F3-1333C9D-16GAO, rr2720 -|- HP N40L, Kingston ECC 16GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G -|-
S2012 Hyper-V Lab: Lian-Li K9WX, GA-Z77X-UD5H, i7-3770, 32GB G.Skill, 240GB Corsair GT + various HDD's-|-
Desktop W8P64: HAF 932,GA-X58A-UD3R,i7-930,12GB,240GB Corsair GS + various HDD's,HD5850,Samsung Series9 & 213T+Planar PX2710MW,C920 -|-
HTPC3 W8P64WMC: GD05B, GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3, i5-2500K, 16GB G.Skill, Corsair GTX 240GB, Crucial M4 256GB , C910, Camtasia-|-
Laptop W8P64WMC: Acer 1810T, 4GB RAM, 240GB Corsair GT SSD-|-
WHS-2011: HP N54L G7, Kingston ECC 8GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G, OS: 256GB M4, 5*ST3000DM001, WD PCIe USB3, R640L, Stablebit DrivePool & Scanner -|-
Test Labs: HP N40L, G.Skill 16GB F3-1333C9D-16GAO, rr2720 -|- HP N40L, Kingston ECC 16GB KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G -|-
S2012 Hyper-V Lab: Lian-Li K9WX, GA-Z77X-UD5H, i7-3770, 32GB G.Skill, 240GB Corsair GT + various HDD's-|-
Desktop W8P64: HAF 932,GA-X58A-UD3R,i7-930,12GB,240GB Corsair GS + various HDD's,HD5850,Samsung Series9 & 213T+Planar PX2710MW,C920 -|-
HTPC3 W8P64WMC: GD05B, GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3, i5-2500K, 16GB G.Skill, Corsair GTX 240GB, Crucial M4 256GB , C910, Camtasia-|-
Laptop W8P64WMC: Acer 1810T, 4GB RAM, 240GB Corsair GT SSD-|-
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Posted 12 August 2012 - 06:53 PM
The performance problem I saw was 2008R2 on a Z77x-UD5H. The Intel USB 3.0 drivers for the Z77 would load but I was only getting USB 2.0 speeds. The ISRT would load and work allright so I don't know. What contrasted that sharply for me was on the MicroServer N40L I was getting the expected USB 3.0 speeds with 2008R2 using a WD card and drivers. In Win7 my performance was as expected on the Z77X-UD5H and corresponded to what I got in Win8 and S2012 Z77X-UD5H. What MOBO & drivers were you using?
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 w/ i5 2500K. IRST 10.5.0.1027
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