The problem is Windows Home Server, which is based on Server 2003, which does NOT support this 4K sector drives. This limits the storage upgradability, and for a server, that's a huge bummer. For those looking to buy Western Digital drives for Windows Home Server, find the EADS models, not the EARS models (the one with the 4K sector). If you bought the EARS model already, don't forget to set the jumper before you do anything else. If you do that, than you don't have to go through the painful partition alignment process.
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The problem is Windows Home Server, which is based on Server 2003, which does NOT support this 4K sector drives. This limits the storage upgradability, and for a server, that's a huge bummer. For those looking to buy Western Digital drives for Windows Home Server, find the EADS models, not the EARS models (the one with the 4K sector). If you bought the EARS model already, don't forget to set the jumper before you do anything else. If you do that, than you don't have to go through the painful partition alignment process.
@pika2000 just thought the same. have to look with eyes open while extending my storage (which is on my plan for in the next weeks/months..)
at least till upgrading to vail, that is..
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I have two of these drives in my home server and haven't noticed any problems. What would the problem be?