ultrastar

The WD Reds (/Plus/Pro) got some (STH) critique lately. Here is a WD Ultrastar on a competitive offer...

Is there free software for managing TCG Enterprise encryption in SAS drives? The Ultrastar HC550 manual mentions a bunch of commands, but I don't know what I would need to issue them, for example to set a password for a drive track or unlock the drive.

Does anyone know how to get an HGST Ultrastar SN200 series device out of diagnostic mode? I did a longer write-up of my troubleshooting journey over on the Proxmox forums, but I think I know the problem now and STH seems to be more familiar with the SN200 series. I have had six of these devices...

I came across an Ultrastar SSD800MM SAS SSD drive manufactured in March 2015. I've tried a few times but I cannot get any of my SAS controllers to find the drive. In each case there appears to be absolutely no indication that the drive is connected to the controllers. Other drives show-up just...

Thought this was worth mentioning as they're explicitly refurbished (not claimed new), backed by a written 90 day warranty, no question returns and exchanges until 31 Jan 2018, and the price is quite a bit better than a certain ebay seller as well. Refurbished: HGST Ultrastar 7K4000...