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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...
Okay, the clouds are clearing a little.
Once connected to the WD diagnostics (via a USB enclosure), the disk I have with me reports a "Failed" SMART status - too many bad sectors. It appears that this disk is damaged, and the ReadyNAS is correct in showing "Bad Disk".
The disks passed a quick check before I put them into the ReadyNAS, but it seems the ReadyNAS does a read/write check over the whole disk, which would have caused the controller to log the bad sectors and place the drive into a Failed SMART status.
I will check the other disk, the one that claims to be locked, tomorrow. (this other disk is back with the reseller I bought it from)
Once connected to the WD diagnostics (via a USB enclosure), the disk I have with me reports a "Failed" SMART status - too many bad sectors. It appears that this disk is damaged, and the ReadyNAS is correct in showing "Bad Disk".
The disks passed a quick check before I put them into the ReadyNAS, but it seems the ReadyNAS does a read/write check over the whole disk, which would have caused the controller to log the bad sectors and place the drive into a Failed SMART status.
I will check the other disk, the one that claims to be locked, tomorrow. (this other disk is back with the reseller I bought it from)
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