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Multiple Disk Failures - Next?
Hi gents, my setup is ReadyNAS Duo SPARC with 2 disks WD20EARS in X-Raid. Latest RAIDiator. Channel 2 reported SATA errors and disk failures so i replaced it with another disk which is providing t...
sisao wrote: Would you reccomend mounting two different drives on the DUO? Also, WD RED 2TB is like 85€ plus 80€ of the new WD20EARS just bought is more or less the price i payed for the DUO in the first place :D
-Mixing disk models (with same capacity) on a v1 Duo is perfectly fine.
-I understand the temptation to use normal green drives in a NAS - and I have done it. My results were mixed, and I don't do it any more. The extra 5€ would have gotten you a drive tuned for NAS use, and a three-year warranty instead of the 1 year you got with the WD20EARS. (BTW, I'm a bit surprised you could find a WD20EARS, most on-line suppliers in the US don't have them anymore).
Since this is a new disk purchase, maybe you could look into an exchange with the seller?
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