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I bought that drive before I understood redundancy, but even assuming a pessimistic 250,000-hour MTTF (10× worse than spec), dual-drive failure on the same day would statistically take over 22,000 years.

Even RAID5 (1 parity drive in a 3-drive setup) gives ~3,000 years MTTDL. That’s good enough for ...

This was my first true enterprise drive:

https://cdna.pcpartpicker.com/static/forever/images/product/be0de6cd54b50d3e122e07878d933ec1.256p.jpg
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mq66Mp/toshiba-mg07aca12te-12-tb-35-7200rpm-internal-hard-drive-mg07aca12te

2,500,000 MTTF
550 TB/year Workload ...

I can recommend bequiet. This case has even 2 5,25" drive bays. This the one I got.

https://www.bequiet.com/en/case/937


Can those top two rectangular bits be used to move the top HDD up and have a longer GPU? I have a 300mm GPU and I also need room for four HDDs.


Get yourself a 5,25 ...

talk about tight lol jesus

Hi all,

I'm struggling to find a modern PC case that supports a 5.25" drive—adding that filter drops PCPartPicker results from 2000+ to just a handful.

Has anyone done a DIY mount inside the case using existing fan mounts or similar? Are there any kits or brackets that adapt 120mm fan holes to ...

Hi all,

I'm struggling to find a modern PC case that supports a 5.25" drive—adding that filter drops PCPartPicker results from 2000+ to just a handful.

Has anyone done a DIY mount inside the case using existing fan mounts or similar? Are there any kits or brackets that adapt 120mm fan holes to ...

Okay I've taken the plunge and flashed `BDR-S12JBK` firmware to my Pioneer drive. It worked. I am currently making my first legitimate backup of a brand new (unopened) UHD Blu-Ray. Will I lose any other functionality that I might need in the future?

Elapsed: 24 of 133 minutes

*fingers crossed*: no ...

Subject: Backing up Pioneer Firmware Before Flashing

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to back up my Pioneer drive’s firmware before flashing it with Blackened2687's flasher. Is there a way to set a launch/startup flag for this?

Alternatively, I know that (older) DVRFlash can't flash my Pioneer drive ...

Does the Hardware Type (or Hardware Rev) e.g., SAT 8601 or SAT 8800 remain the same after flashing? Is that a reading from a chip at the hardware level?

How can I know for sure its a fake?

Does this mean it also probably wasn't really manufactured this year?

Also the sticker on the back is perfect (flawless).

Fake? From Amazon? It wasn't Amazon marketplace it was Amazon themselves. (Sold and dispatched by Amazon directly).

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​Subject: Confusion Over Drive Firmware on New BDR-212V

Hi,

I purchased a new BDR-212V from Amazon Warehouse on Sunday, knowing it was a returned item. According to Amazon, it was returned within 30 days, and the manufacturing date (2024) aligns with this timeline.

I installed the drive into a ...

Order complete. Sold and dispatched by Amazon EU. Prime ETA is Monday!

Update: I'm back to considering the BDR-212V vs Verbatim 43888 for UHD (due to scammy Chinese sellers).

Hi,

BDR-212V (Digital Pioneer / VinPower Digital): I’ve read this can be flashed for UHD, but it’s not explicitly listed in the pinned/ultimate guides.

Is it likely to be more reliable for reading UHD than the ASUS BW-16D1HT and more durable than the slimline Verbatim 43888 (BDR-UD04)?

Since it ...