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Danger of using mismatched drives?
One of the 4 drives in my RN214 failed and I swapped it for a new one that appears to be slower -- I am now getting this warning in the readynas interface: Volume: Warning "It is not recommended ...
someguynamedbob wrote:
Question is -- how concerning is this? Other than things being a bit slower, is there any danger for data loss/corruption?
Mixing speeds will just slow down performance.
Though some drives aren't well suited to ReadyNAS - what was the model of the drive you added?
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