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Aspirant

Jul 23, 2015

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ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition can't find replacement disk

I need to replace the Hard Drive in my ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition, but no one sales this disk anymore WD20EARS-00MVWB0

Does anyone klnow if i can use a different disk like this one WD RED WD20EFRX ?

They are both on the Hardware Compatibility List Hard Disks for this unit, but not sure if an mix in the same raid, don't want to replace all 6 HD cause one failed.

Thanks.

Hard Disk

DaneA
Jul 23, 2015
Hi sgleon99,

It is alright to use a mix of WD20EARS and WD20EFRX disks in your NAS as long as the drives are listed in the compatibility list. It will just be fine. :smileyhappy:

Regards,

DaneA

Netgear Community Team

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DaneA
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 23, 2015
Hi sgleon99,

It is alright to use a mix of WD20EARS and WD20EFRX disks in your NAS as long as the drives are listed in the compatibility list. It will just be fine. :smileyhappy:

Regards,

DaneA

Netgear Community Team
vandermerwe
Master
Jul 23, 2015
The WD Green drives including EARS are not recommended even though they are on the HCL. I would definitely go with the WD Red disks or the Seagate NAS drives.
- sgleon99
  Aspirant
  Jul 24, 2015
  thank you both for you help, makes my job a lot easier.
  Could not thank you both enough!!!