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New rabbit hole SMR WD HGST 14TB DC HC620
What do I need to get a SRM host managed hard drive to work is my question.... but let me share my PEBKAC pain... if it helps any I been sick for acouple months so fun times abound...
So I picked up a WD HGST 14TB DC HC620 Hs14 Ultrastar for new or low hours for 90$, my x570 arouros elite motherboard can not see it, 3rd pin/molex trick dose not work, I have a 4 drive Orcio dock that seems to work but I get a ton of I/O errors, but I am half sure its a power brick issue it uses a 4 pin din so .....sigh. I assume its a power issue because I can transfer a few hundered GB to it fine then it dies and the USB dock reports a problem.
Will a newer enclosure support this type of hard drive? do I need SMR software to use this drive in windows 10?
I am jugglign a few hundred TB left on 10 drives to try and get up enough space to a computer(should have got an 8tb months ago I'm dumb), and well I need space now, might have to just buy a cheap 4tb to get things done short trem, but gaaa.... this is confusing and frustrating me so much.
This reminds me of the joy I felt when ACHI first landed.