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readynas pro 6 WD40EFRX
WD40EFRX is not in the compatibility list for readynas pro 6. But WD30EFRX is. Does anyone know why 4TB is not in the list? What issues I may run into if I choose WD40EFRX? A reason I want to go w...
tony359 wrote: You do not need a firmware but there is a tool to make sure the timer to park the heads is set to 300s. Some units came out of the factory with a value of 8 seconds!
http://support.wd.com/product/download.asp?groupid=619&sid=201&lang=en
Just as a data point my Red was manufactured in March 2014 and the update stated it wasn't needed when I tried to update the drive. I believe the update was release 12/20/2013. My firmware version is (3TB) 80.00A80. Don't know if the firmware number reflects the update or not. I know their support stated the updated isn't applied to any drives and it's optional which obviously isn't the case as mine knew it wasn't required.
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