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ReadyNAS NV+ v1 (Silver) and 3TB HDD
I have been reading some comments posted in this forum which appear to be misleading regarding 3Tb Hard drive compatibility with respect to the older ReadyNAS NV+ (silver) units. FOR THE RECORD, I...
Gentlemen,
I posted the hardware details to be helpful as I have only recently noticed that several users were having issues with 3Tb HDs. I was considering another capacity upgrade, but after looking at this forum a few weeks ago it appears that I have been lucky with my hardware configuration and 4/5Tb HDs are a non-starter, hence my decision to sell the unit.
I have already posted the precise details of the HDs including firmware (CC27) so you can easily test my configuration for yourself if you have doubts. I did not use any special or modified software/firmware, just that which was available on the Netgear website back in February.
The volume size was well over 8Tb. From memory, I believe the LCD display showed approximately 8.5 not 9, but ease off on the 'Spanish Inquisition' as I posted here to help others and do not profess to be an expert. In essence, the hardware worked, I was content and I had no reason to examine it further as I was not aware of any 3Tb issues back in February!
You will note from my earlier post that I had upgraded from 4 x 2Tb HDs and after a few more months I had almost reached full capacity on the upgraded unit. This limitation, combined with the slow access times pushed me to install a bank of 5TB drives in 2 x Icy Dock DataCage Classic MB455SPF-B in my Supermicro SC801 Server case and dispense with a discrete NAS system.
Hope this helps!
MDS
I posted the hardware details to be helpful as I have only recently noticed that several users were having issues with 3Tb HDs. I was considering another capacity upgrade, but after looking at this forum a few weeks ago it appears that I have been lucky with my hardware configuration and 4/5Tb HDs are a non-starter, hence my decision to sell the unit.
I have already posted the precise details of the HDs including firmware (CC27) so you can easily test my configuration for yourself if you have doubts. I did not use any special or modified software/firmware, just that which was available on the Netgear website back in February.
The volume size was well over 8Tb. From memory, I believe the LCD display showed approximately 8.5 not 9, but ease off on the 'Spanish Inquisition' as I posted here to help others and do not profess to be an expert. In essence, the hardware worked, I was content and I had no reason to examine it further as I was not aware of any 3Tb issues back in February!
You will note from my earlier post that I had upgraded from 4 x 2Tb HDs and after a few more months I had almost reached full capacity on the upgraded unit. This limitation, combined with the slow access times pushed me to install a bank of 5TB drives in 2 x Icy Dock DataCage Classic MB455SPF-B in my Supermicro SC801 Server case and dispense with a discrete NAS system.
Hope this helps!
MDS
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