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WD Ultrastar DC HC550

18 TB, 3.5", CMR

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Anonymous

3 years ago

Does the WD Ultrastar DC HC550 (18 TB, 3.5", CMR) also click every 5 seconds when it is booted up? It sounds like a drop of water dripping onto the bottom of an upturned plastic bucket. You can still hear the clacking at a distance of 6 metres. I have tried them in 2 external housings. If you touch the external case, you can even feel the clack. When writing data, the read head noise can also be heard, but it is within the normal range as with other disks and much quieter than the "clack every 5 seconds" that also occurs during data writing in addition to the read head noise. It works, but a mechanical noise whose vibration can still be felt on the external housing sounds like a defect to me. When it is not in use, the clacking stops at some point (presumably hibernation), but as soon as I start reading or writing again and it starts up again (with a very loud rattle of about 3 seconds), the clacking every 5 seconds is also back.

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Anonymous

3 years ago

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Same here! It also works for me exactly as you described. If you exchange it, it would be interesting to know if the same noise occurs again with the new one. Thanks for the feedback!

robertange

3 years ago

Hello data guru`s Is this WD Ultrastar suitable for a normal Windows 10/11 Pro PC, for data, music or video storage? The PC is not always running, so every now and then. Why so cheap compared to the WD Red CMR HDD? Thank you very much.

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haubnerm

3 years ago

I have been using it since September 2020 on an Intel-Asus PC with Windows 10, which I shut down almost daily when not in use. It runs flawlessly for data and video, although I have only tried up to max. 4k video. Furthermore, I have had 2 Seagate Iron Wolf Pro in a QNAP NAS in my office since February 2020. The WD Red are actually more suitable for NAS in continuous operation, but were not available in this size at the time. It was particularly important to me to install CMR and not SMR because many colleagues had problems with SMR.

robertange

3 years ago

Hello HDD Freaks, Data Collectors and Backup Specialists I wanted to ask, if I write data on such an 18 TB, e.g. this DC HC550, once, practically only folders with music files, how does this HDD last if it is not switched on for years? How should I store it? Well, I only know that it has to be stored dry and antistatically. But what else do you have to look out for? Many thanks to the hardware professionals.

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Anonymous

3 years ago

Are these goods with manufacturer's warranty or OEM goods with limited warranty?

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Bastian Oelpenich-Schmitz

3 years ago

Edit: Currently it is OEM goods, but we fulfil the legal warranty and the remaining 3 years as long as there is no mechanical damage. Thank you for your enquiry Your team from Galaxus

GiorgioCanepa

4 years ago

Today I saw from Western Digital's official website that they have started distributing the 20 Tbyte Ultrastar DC HC 650s : Do you know when they will arrive ?

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Laura Robach

4 years ago

Unfortunately, we have no information on this at the moment.

Patrick S. aus B.

4 years ago

Does anyone know if this 18TB Ultrastar DC HC550 will also run in a Synology? The compatibility list unfortunately still only goes up to 16TB (https://www.synology.com/de-de/compatibility?search_by=products&model=&category=hdds_no_ssd_trim&filter_brand=Western%20Digital&p=1). There, the Ultrastar DC HC550 with 16GB is listed as "compatible". Does anyone have any practical experience?

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archipat

4 years ago

I use two of these in a QNAP NAS TS-231P3-4G and it works fine since 3 installations.

aiwillis

5 years ago

The official WD website states that the warranty is 5 years vs Galaxus 2 years...Which is it? Thanks! https://www.westerndigital.com/products/data-center-drives/ultrastar-dc-hc500-series-hdd

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Fabian Zaugg

5 years ago

Thanks for the information. The warranty has now been updated.

haubnerm

5 years ago

Yesterday it still cost CHF 583.- Is the price drop that rapid?

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gschwinds

5 years ago

Are you sure you are looking at the same hard drive as yesterday? There are two versions (SATA and SAS) and the SAS still costs 583.-. https://www.digitec.ch/Comparison/13545505-13546369

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Questions about WD Ultrastar DC HC550

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Hello data guru`s Is this WD Ultrastar suitable for a normal Windows 10/11 Pro PC, for data, music or video storage? The PC is not always running, so every now and then. Why so cheap compared to the WD Red CMR HDD? Thank you very much.

Are these goods with manufacturer's warranty or OEM goods with limited warranty?

Today I saw from Western Digital's official website that they have started distributing the 20 Tbyte Ultrastar DC HC 650s : Do you know when they will arrive ?

The official WD website states that the warranty is 5 years vs Galaxus 2 years...Which is it? Thanks! https://www.westerndigital.com/products/data-center-drives/ultrastar-dc-hc500-series-hdd

Yesterday it still cost CHF 583.- Is the price drop that rapid?

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