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8 TB HDD
I noticed that there are no 8 TB disks on the hardware compatibility list, even though 8 TB enterprise disks have been available for some time now and the specs for the RN3138 say that the maximum ca...
I have installed four Seagate ST8000VN0002 drives in my RN3130 and they appears to be working just fine. It took about an average of 12 hours per drive, plus an additional 12 hours at the end to create the new space.
I started the process Wed Mar 16 2016 0:59:03 and, with interruptions, finished Sat Mar 19 2016 0:45:33.
Thanks, Jenn and Stephen.
Looking at Seagate's Enterprise NAS HDD web page, it appears that the ST8000NE0001 would be a great candidate. Amazon has them for around $480. Maybe I'll put one in and see what happens. Hopefully, mixing it with my existing ST6000NM0024 drives won't upset my ReadyNAS too much. Alternatively, the ST8000NM0055 would be a closer match to the ST6000NM0024.
Henry
Hi hunger,
Let us know what happens once you've tested it. Also, I will encourage you to follow StephenB's suggestion in posting a topic about 8TB here.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
Thanks. I've posted a message to the Idea Exchange for ReadyNAS Network Storage as https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-for-ReadyNAS/8-TB-HDD/idi-p/1035290.
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