[ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?

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Tony Arnold wrote:
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>> 
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/07/western_digital_drm_crippled_harddrive/
> 
> I read this to mean some software that WD provide and that the crippling
> is not necessarily in the drive itself (not sure how it could be, to be
> honest).


Tony >>> On closer reading, I think you're right:  the issue is to do 
with the WD Anywhere Access™ utility.  So, presumably you can just 
reformat the thing, and use the 1TB how you like.

So I'll put Western Digital back on the list of possibles.  I've never 
used their USBs / NAS drives;  but I've been very pleased with the 
little WD800UE I put in my laptop - silent and reliable.

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