Locating the "WD Drive Manager" application manually (hidden somewhere in /Library/etc/etc.) and running it directly just brings up an empty sad window, meaning that the software does not detect any drive attached to the computer, even though the drive is plugged-in and appears mounted on the desktop. No such menu ever appears on the menu bar. This is where you access the drive configuration, for instance if you want to switch to RAID 1 (like in my case). I don't get any errors), but aftwerwards nothing actually works.Īccording to the manual, a "WD Drive Manager Status" menu is supposed to appear on the menu bar after the installation process. At first the installation seems successful (i.e.
Overall Review: After countless attempts, I've given up trying to setup this drive on my iMac G5 running Tiger. The software that comes with the drive could not be installed on my iMac G5. Pros: Default RAID 0 drive works out of the box.Ĭons: Couldn't get RAID 1 to work, which is what I bought this product for. The good thing is that it will standby and an use only 4W, while using 16W when in use. Doesn't touch my FreeNAS system which does 40MB/s both ways. Western Digital Store members receive free standard shipping on all eligible orders. Non-members receive free standard shipping on orders of at least 25 excluding taxes and shipping costs, and after any applicable coupons have been applied. Overall Review: I paired this with the Apple Airport Extreme GB as NAS and I get 12MB/s write and 19MB/s read using a Gigabit connection which is about similar to other prebuilt NAS systems I've read about. This promotion is valid between November 17th, 2021 and April 17th, 2022. I may RMA it as I think it is louder than it should be.
The drive I have is also quite loud during activity and even when spinning. Even when idle and spun down overnight, the drives stay at 35C which is weird. I question the longevity of the drives at these temps. I measured the air temp in the unit to be 54C while the drives almost burn my fingers to the touch. Of the four interfaces, I use the USB 2.0 and the FW400 and both are fast.Ĭons: This drive gets HOT on extended activity.
You can hot swap out a drive in RAID 1 mode and when you replace it, the drive automatically rebuilds the drive (note: this takes hours for a full drive). Pros: Nice sleek look and functional LED on the front.