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ReadyNAS NV+ and 2TB disks?
Hi there I'm wondering whether I can really expand my ReadyNAS NV+ now with 2TB disks. At the time where I bought it (some years ago) the highest supported disk size was 750GB. I do have two of them....
I think any issue with respect to Win XP would be if it were installed into an XP based PC. Yes it is an Advanced Format drive but some of the postings I have seen state that XP 32bit has a 2.19TB limit (I do not know if this is correct or not). That would however, apply to the PC with XP and not to the NAS. We already know that there are NAS's out there with far more than 2TB connected to a network and accessed by XP.
I believe there are still issues with both the WD20EARS and the ST32000542AS drives. If you can physically lay eyes on the drives and know that the Seagates are FW version CC35 or higher, then you should be ok. If the drive is CC34, there is a firmware upgrade to CC35 but there have been some difficulty in getting some drives to accept it. Spend some time reading through and you may want to use the search to search for posts about the ST32000542AS for more info.
The WD20EARS was settled down, until they went from 4 platters to 3 platters and changed the extension on the drives. Then there are some problems again.
Just keep in mind that the 2TB drives are still the leading edge. If you need that much storage, then you have to make a decision. If you don't foresee your need for that much storage for a few years, you might want to consider the 1TB drives. They seem to be rock solid when compared to the 2TB models.
I believe there are still issues with both the WD20EARS and the ST32000542AS drives. If you can physically lay eyes on the drives and know that the Seagates are FW version CC35 or higher, then you should be ok. If the drive is CC34, there is a firmware upgrade to CC35 but there have been some difficulty in getting some drives to accept it. Spend some time reading through and you may want to use the search to search for posts about the ST32000542AS for more info.
The WD20EARS was settled down, until they went from 4 platters to 3 platters and changed the extension on the drives. Then there are some problems again.
Just keep in mind that the 2TB drives are still the leading edge. If you need that much storage, then you have to make a decision. If you don't foresee your need for that much storage for a few years, you might want to consider the 1TB drives. They seem to be rock solid when compared to the 2TB models.
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