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KrisW
Mar 23, 2015Aspirant
ReadyNAS NV+ ate my WD20EZRX (2TB Green)?
Hi guys, I bought two WD20EZRX - 00D8PB0 2TB "Green" drives to fit in my NV+ (v1, I guess - the PCB still says "Infrant"). The WD Green 20EARX model is on the compatibility list, and the EZRX sho...
StephenB
Mar 23, 2015Guru - Experienced User
I agree with that, but I think they need to be unlocked in order to run the diags.
vandermerwe wrote: ....and this one:
viewtopic.php?p=380555#p380555
Symptoms are not typical as locked drives are normally not reported as bad by the readynas.
KrisW - Vandermerwe's link tells you how to unlock the drives from a linux system. There is a windows version of hdparm here: http://disablehddapm.blogspot.com I've never tried it!
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