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Does the RN214 come with trays to support mounting large drives?
I am trying to decide between the RN214 and RN424 and plan to use larger capacity drives. Probably 6TB or 10TB. I understand these newer, larger drives have different mount points. Can someone confir...
Here are photos of one of the drives in my RN214. It's 2TB Toshiba dt01aca200
Also, see here for drive compatability
https://kb.netgear.com/20641/ReadyNAS-Hard-Disk-Compatibility-List
Streak2 wrote:
Just as an FYI. My drives arrived already mounted but not using any screws. They're held in place by the center plastic locating knob you can see in my second picture above. So unless you really want to screw them into the tray the screw hole location shouldn't really matter.
Streak2 - Your drives are small.
This matters because many large drives like the seagate shown below don't have the center side mount point. So the plastic insert you are talking about needs to be removed.
And if you look at the bottom of that drive, you'll see it has no center mount point there either:
With the original tray, the only place where the tray holes lines up with the drive mount point is the pair of holes furthest away from the SATA connector. That's probably ok, but it does suggest that there will be more vibration at that connector.
With the new tray, both pairs of mount points on the bottom of the drive can be secured with the screws.
If I were mounting newer drives without the certer hole into the older style trays, I would put a little dab of silicon adhesive between the drive and side rail on each side near the connector. But don't use silicone that's for plumbing and such -- the stuff that smells like vinegar. That smell is acetic acid, and is very bad for electronics (even just the fumes). Use adhesive intended for electronics. You may see it referred to as "RTV" (for Room Temperature Vulcanizing rubber). It's sturdy enough to help support the drive but pliable enough to remove when needed.
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