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Can I use WD Red Plus 6T/8T on my old NAS (Pro 4) which has been updated to OS6 (6.9.4)
Basing on this: https://kb.netgear.com/20641/ReadyNAS-Hard-Disk-Compatibility-List
4T is the max size.
But I have updated the OS to OS6 (6.9.4). Can I use WD Red Plus 6T/8T ?
Thanks a lot.
kamanwu wrote:
Basing on this: https://kb.netgear.com/20641/ReadyNAS-Hard-Disk-Compatibility-List
4T is the max size.
The HCL for the legacy NAS hasn't been updated in several years - back in the days when 4 TB was the biggest drive on the market.
kamanwu wrote:
But I have updated the OS to OS6 (6.9.4). Can I use WD Red Plus 6T/8T ?
Yes. And you could even go larger - it can handle any enterprise or nas-purposed CMR sata disk on the market. I have two WD80EFAX in my own Pro-6 (along with four 3 TB drives).
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kamanwu wrote:
Basing on this: https://kb.netgear.com/20641/ReadyNAS-Hard-Disk-Compatibility-List
4T is the max size.
The HCL for the legacy NAS hasn't been updated in several years - back in the days when 4 TB was the biggest drive on the market.
kamanwu wrote:
But I have updated the OS to OS6 (6.9.4). Can I use WD Red Plus 6T/8T ?
Yes. And you could even go larger - it can handle any enterprise or nas-purposed CMR sata disk on the market. I have two WD80EFAX in my own Pro-6 (along with four 3 TB drives).
Thanks for the reply.
For now, I have 3 disks (all 3T). I know I could add another 3T disk to get extra space. But I think it's kind of waste to buy a new 3T disk these days.
I plan to buy 2 new 8T disks to replace my THREE 3T disks. Laster I could get more space by adding extra 8T disks.
Do you know what's the easiest way to do this without copy all data out?
Forget to mention, my 3 old 3T disks are SMR, NOT CMR.
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