| About this product | |
|---|---|
| Product | WD Elements 500GB external hard drive |
| Vendor | Western Digital |
| Tested operating systems | Ark Linux Fedora Ubuntu Linux |
| Average rating | |
| CompatDB XML | wd-elements-500gb-external-hard-drive.xml |
Compatibility Reports for WD Elements 500GB external hard drive
Reported by Michael Paga
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Fedora
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The drive works sometimes, but when it doesn't mount, it's very annoying. The drive will mount, work for a few seconds, and then unmount. I'm using the drive on Fedora 22.
Reported by Anonymous
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Ubuntu Linux
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Runs great out of the box. Automounted and recognized.
Reported by Anonymous
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Ubuntu Linux
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System would not recognize this hd. Called WD and they stated that none of their products was compatible with Ubuntu
Reported by Anonymous
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Ark Linux
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We have buyed 3 of this type.
Reported by Anonymous
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Ubuntu Linux
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Works without hassle after plugging it into my system (using Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy").
The storage space is indeed 500 GB, with 1 GB = 1e9 (one billion) bytes.
I performed a quick test (hdparm -Tt) to check the transfer rate, and I got a transfer rate of about 27.5 MB/s or 220 Mbit/s (out of a maximum possibile of 480 Mbit/s), which IMHO is not bad at all. It means that the device is operating as advertised and that it does not have any configuration problems.
Reported by Anonymous
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Fedora
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Plugged in and Fedora Core 5 recognised it and auto-mounted it.
Filesystem was vfat on receipt, so great for Windows /Linux transfers
Only "problem" was the free space was given as 466GB, not 500GB. Maybe a re-format would fix it?
