FLUID BEARING MOTORS - WD1200JBRTL

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?)

In article <t3vSc.240792$%_6.224986@attbi_s01>,
joe@joe.net says...
> I just purchased a WD1200JBRTL 120gb drive from BestBuy - it is still
> shrinkwrapped and has a May 8 2004 manufacturing date. The serial number
> begins w/WCAEK. I cannot tell what both sides of the drive look like - the
> side w/the information, model no etc. is black - the other sied is probably
> silver.
>
> HOW DO I KNOW IF THIS DRIVE HAS THE NEW FLUID BEARING MOTORS W/OUT OPENING
> IT?

Look the model # up on WD's website. Shouldn't need the
serial #, just the full model #.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?)

Toshi1873 wrote:

> In article <t3vSc.240792$%_6.224986@attbi_s01>,
> joe@joe.net says...
>> I just purchased a WD1200JBRTL 120gb drive from BestBuy - it is still
>> shrinkwrapped and has a May 8 2004 manufacturing date. The serial number
>> begins w/WCAEK. I cannot tell what both sides of the drive look like -
>> the side w/the information, model no etc. is black - the other sied is
>> probably silver.
>>
>> HOW DO I KNOW IF THIS DRIVE HAS THE NEW FLUID BEARING MOTORS W/OUT
>> OPENING IT?
>
> Look the model # up on WD's website. Shouldn't need the
> serial #, just the full model #.

Have you tried that? If you have and have found anything be kind enough to
post the link. If it's there it's well hidden.

--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?)

joe smith wrote:
>
> I just purchased a WD1200JBRTL 120gb drive from BestBuy - it is still
> shrinkwrapped and has a May 8 2004 manufacturing date. The serial number
> begins w/WCAEK. I cannot tell what both sides of the drive look like - the
> side w/the information, model no etc. is black - the other sied is probably
> silver.
>
> HOW DO I KNOW IF THIS DRIVE HAS THE NEW FLUID BEARING MOTORS W/OUT OPENING
> IT?


Hello,

Well, you could do a Web search, at Google <http://www.google.com&gt;,
as I just did. Then, you might turn up this pertinent Western Digital
<http://westerndigital.com&gt; page:

WD Caviar SE 120 GB Hard Drives (WD1200JB)
<http://westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?Driv...;

Among other things, it states the following:

"Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) technology – improves hard drive
reliability; reduces heat, vibration, and noise."

Good luck!


Cordially,
John Turco <jtur@concentric.net>

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?)

On 15 Aug 2004 05:13:11 EDT, John Turco <jtur@concentric.net> wrote:

>joe smith wrote:
>>
>> I just purchased a WD1200JBRTL 120gb drive from BestBuy - it is still
>> shrinkwrapped and has a May 8 2004 manufacturing date. The serial number
>> begins w/WCAEK. I cannot tell what both sides of the drive look like - the
>> side w/the information, model no etc. is black - the other sied is probably
>> silver.
>>
>> HOW DO I KNOW IF THIS DRIVE HAS THE NEW FLUID BEARING MOTORS W/OUT OPENING
>> IT?
>
>
>Hello,
>
>Well, you could do a Web search, at Google <http://www.google.com&gt;,
>as I just did. Then, you might turn up this pertinent Western Digital
><http://westerndigital.com&gt; page:
>
> WD Caviar SE 120 GB Hard Drives (WD1200JB)
> <http://westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?Driv...;
>
>Among other things, it states the following:
>
> "Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) technology – improves hard drive
> reliability; reduces heat, vibration, and noise."
>

I've got one of those black top WD's and it's the worst WD I've owned.
The old WD SE drives (I've got two) were much better drives than
these things.

You can tell the fluid bearing by the noisy spin up. Regular spin
isn't any louder or quieter than the SE version that I've noticed.

At first the drive ran 3-4C cooler than the ball bearing version, but
after a month or two the idle temps are only 1C different (which is
essentially nothing).

Very noisy arm movements too (compared to the near silent SE models).
Some repetitive background activity is really annoying.

If you can get the older SE versions, run don't walk.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?)

disappointed wrote:
>
> On 15 Aug 2004 05:13:11 EDT, John Turco <jtur@concentric.net> wrote:
>
> >joe smith wrote:
> >>
> >> I just purchased a WD1200JBRTL 120gb drive from BestBuy - it is still
> >> shrinkwrapped and has a May 8 2004 manufacturing date. The serial number
> >> begins w/WCAEK. I cannot tell what both sides of the drive look like - the
> >> side w/the information, model no etc. is black - the other sied is probably
> >> silver.
> >>
> >> HOW DO I KNOW IF THIS DRIVE HAS THE NEW FLUID BEARING MOTORS W/OUT OPENING
> >> IT?
> >
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >Well, you could do a Web search, at Google <http://www.google.com&gt;,
> >as I just did. Then, you might turn up this pertinent Western Digital
> ><http://westerndigital.com&gt; page:
> >
> > WD Caviar SE 120 GB Hard Drives (WD1200JB)
> > <http://westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?Driv...;
> >
> >Among other things, it states the following:
> >
> > "Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) technology – improves hard drive
> > reliability; reduces heat, vibration, and noise."
> >
>
> I've got one of those black top WD's and it's the worst WD I've owned.
> The old WD SE drives (I've got two) were much better drives than
> these things.
>
> You can tell the fluid bearing by the noisy spin up. Regular spin
> isn't any louder or quieter than the SE version that I've noticed.
>
> At first the drive ran 3-4C cooler than the ball bearing version, but
> after a month or two the idle temps are only 1C different (which is
> essentially nothing).
>
> Very noisy arm movements too (compared to the near silent SE models).
> Some repetitive background activity is really annoying.
>
> If you can get the older SE versions, run don't walk.


Hello,

My last Western Digital purchase, was in 1997. I've been rather pleased,
with my two Samsung SP1614N (160GB PATA) OEM hard disks, these past few
months.


Cordially,
John Turco <jtur@concentric.net>

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?)

This thread will tell you what visual cues to look for to see if your WD FDB.


http://forums.storagereview.net/index.php?showtopic=165...