# HDD recommendations for Linux needed.

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**Category:** Storage Devices\
**Created:** [April 10, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/hdd-recommendations-for-linux-needed/34265 "2013-04-10T01:57:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chahaoh](https://www.hardwareforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Chahaoh](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Chahaoh)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/hdd-recommendations-for-linux-needed/34265/1 "2013-04-10T01:57:08Z")

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Can anyone recommend a brand & model number of 500MB PATA/IDE hard disc drive that is known to ‘just work’ with Linux? I’m newbie, so messing with the kernel is not an option, and don’t want to have to fuss with the drive to get it functional. My first choice was Western Digital, but keep seeing lots of complaints of Linux users on Google, so brand doesn’t matter. Just want a drive that won’t give me a lot of hassle. I’m hoping to use drive in a’mobile-rack’, if that matters. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Ghostman\_1](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/ghostman_1/32/183_2.png) [@Ghostman\_1](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Ghostman_1)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/hdd-recommendations-for-linux-needed/34265/2 "2013-04-11T13:27:40Z")

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You can install Linux on ANY hard drive, the brand has really nothing to do with it… It is your Linux setup that has everything to do with it…  
Make sure your hard drive is partition right for the install..

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**Author:** ![Chahaoh](https://www.hardwareforums.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Chahaoh](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/Chahaoh)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/hdd-recommendations-for-linux-needed/34265/3 "2013-04-22T21:57:35Z")

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> [@Ghostman 1](#):
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> You can install Linux on ANY hard drive, the brand has really nothing to do with it… It is your Linux setup that has everything to do with it…  
> Make sure your hard drive is partition right for the install..

When I do a google search using specific hard drives+linux problems, I keep running across lots of complaints from Linux users about all the drives I’m considering. Usually seems it takes them lots of messing with the HDD, or even worse, altering the kernel tomake it work…none of which I would want to fool with. So far, I’ve run this search on:  
WD5000AAKB  
WD5000AAJB  
WD5000JB  
All turned up many problems. I’m hoping a Linux user can recommend a 500GB IDE/PATA HDD that actually works out of the box.

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**Author:** ![tosaytheleast](https://www.hardwareforums.com/user_avatar/www.hardwareforums.com/tosaytheleast/32/651_2.png) [@tosaytheleast](https://www.hardwareforums.com/u/tosaytheleast)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://www.hardwareforums.com/t/hdd-recommendations-for-linux-needed/34265/4 "2013-05-25T07:26:23Z")

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I have heard that Samsung SSD’s works really well with LINUX. I’ve searched this myself and HDD brands that is having problems with LINUX are WF and Seagate. However I rarely had encounter people complaining problems with LINUX on Samsung HDD or SSD. haven’t used Linux that much. I’ve tried using it before but I forgot what brand of HDD I was using.