Memory is fine - easy to install - plug it in and bing - I've got 9G.
Drives are also dead easy to install, only one shows up DOA. Call Memory2Go and they tell me I need to contact WD for warranty replacement - they won't do it. WD has a turnaround time of 2 weeks. I'm so glad I paid for express shipping.
In frustration I overnight ordered another one from Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-C ... B000FBSREK. I'll be selling a 500G WD drive in about 3 weeks I guess. Hard drives usually fail young or outlive the computer. I've configured pairs of striped drives, then combined those into a mirrored set. I'll stick with that for the next couple months while I learn all the nifty VIs and the drives burn in. When I get to real work, I'll reconfigure to a 4 way striped raid.
I also added in a MaxConnect bracket to allow me to mount 2 more drives on one of the optical bays connected to the two spare SATA ports on the main board. (http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/index ... uct_id=158)
One is the system drive, the other I will use as a dedicated samples drive for things like BFD and Ivory. The SATA ports are located in a nearly impossible location - resulting in a trip to the hardware store to get a pair of long handled curved needle nosed pliers. This does the trick (took most of a day to figure this out). Then I realize that the riser bracket to mount the optical drive is missing. After another day going round and round with the MaxConnect people, they finally ship me a new one. Should arrive tomorrow. Meanwhile, the optical is sitting on top of the computer so I can begin loading/authorizing software - which is its own special nightmare.
With a bit of luck, I should have a functioning computer by end of next week.
Are we havin' fun yet? I'm not sure...
