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PRO 6 & WD EARZ drive compatibility
I finally decided to upgrade my 5 year old NV to a PRO 6. I checked the hardware compatibility list before buying the disks but I couldn't find any of the WD EARS or EADS drives available and the 4k ...
Drives not on the compatibility list may/may not work. If you have issues with drives not on the list NetGear will deny support.
There are three ReadyNAS platforms: Sparc, ARM and x86. All have very different hardware and a different Operating System/firmware. You may have noticed the Duo/NV/NV+ (Sparc) use RAIDiator 4.1.x or earlier, the Duo v2 and NV+ v2 (ARM) use RAIDiator 5.3.x and the NVX/Ultra/Pro (x86) use RAIDiator 4.2.x.
The WD20EARX is qualified for Sparc and ARM ReadyNAS units.
It is not qualified for any x86 model.
This could mean one of a list of things such as:
1. Disk hasn't been tested on x86. May/may not work.
2. Disk has been tested and there are compatibility issues
Whatever the reason this doesn't change the fact that NetGear will deny support if you run into problems using disks not on the list.
NetGear used to have a single list, but with the wide range of models with very different hardware it became impossible to maintain a single list due to the varying needs of different models.
There are three ReadyNAS platforms: Sparc, ARM and x86. All have very different hardware and a different Operating System/firmware. You may have noticed the Duo/NV/NV+ (Sparc) use RAIDiator 4.1.x or earlier, the Duo v2 and NV+ v2 (ARM) use RAIDiator 5.3.x and the NVX/Ultra/Pro (x86) use RAIDiator 4.2.x.
The WD20EARX is qualified for Sparc and ARM ReadyNAS units.
It is not qualified for any x86 model.
This could mean one of a list of things such as:
1. Disk hasn't been tested on x86. May/may not work.
2. Disk has been tested and there are compatibility issues
Whatever the reason this doesn't change the fact that NetGear will deny support if you run into problems using disks not on the list.
NetGear used to have a single list, but with the wide range of models with very different hardware it became impossible to maintain a single list due to the varying needs of different models.
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