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Slow write on 3TB Green WD30EZRSDTL

Fixed!  :smiley:

My mistake; even though my Windows 7 system recognizes the 3TB drive, the HBA is required to give normal performance:

3TB Caviar Green w/o HBA:  

3TB Caviar Green with HBA:  

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Interesting, I would like to know if the same thing happens with Motherboards that natively support 3TB drives without the need of the controller card…

Anyway, useful info!! Kudos for that!

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