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Tutor

Mar 01, 2016

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Readynas 104 - Drive replacement / drive addition

BLUF: Purchased 2 new WD Red 3tb Drives (WD30EFRX) to add to my existing 3x 1tb Drives. Which drive do I remove and in which order? Add the 4th and wait add and remove? So that Bottom Line up Fro...

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StephenB
Mar 01, 2016
ShoGinn wrote:

Now which drive should I remove from my pool?

Since none of drives have errors, remove the one with very high load cycle count (which is the WD10EARS).

Tutor

Mar 01, 2016

Excellent suggestion ;)

Now which drive should I remove from my pool?

None of them have sector errors and only one is slightly older than the rest.

Is the Black drive my worst case in this device?

Guru - Experienced User

Mar 01, 2016

ShoGinn wrote:

Now which drive should I remove from my pool?

Since none of drives have errors, remove the one with very high load cycle count (which is the WD10EARS).

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