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Replacing 7200rpm drive with 5400rpm drive
Hi all - we have a ReadyNas NV+ which was originally configured with four 1TB Seagate ST31000340AS drives when first purchased three years ago. The first two drives have failed in the last mont...
It is possible. Sometimes, it seems to offend our sense of order, but as long as the drive is on the approved list and stable, there should not be a problem.
I have mixed 7200 and 5400 and different brands and size drives on my two NVX units and the response may be a little slower than on all 7200 RPM drives, but not really noticeable. Since the NV+ has a lower transfer speed than the NVX, the difference in drives should not be noticeable.
On my NV+, I started out with two ST3500630AS drives over 4 1/2 years ago and within a month one died. I replaced it in kind and it was replaced by Seagate with a 750GB drive. I ran with the two 500GB drives for years but then it started filling up (video sure eats drive space). I had purchased two Samsung 500GB (HD501LJ) as spares after I lost that first drive and my first expansion was with one of them. However, when I tried to add the second to go to 4 drives, it was rejected, and I wound up using that 750GB drive. The unit ran this way for almost a year when I upgraded it to 1TB drives (after I got my first NVX). When removed from service, the two ST500630AS drives had over 24,000 Hours on them. They are still in backup service today.
I have mixed 7200 and 5400 and different brands and size drives on my two NVX units and the response may be a little slower than on all 7200 RPM drives, but not really noticeable. Since the NV+ has a lower transfer speed than the NVX, the difference in drives should not be noticeable.
On my NV+, I started out with two ST3500630AS drives over 4 1/2 years ago and within a month one died. I replaced it in kind and it was replaced by Seagate with a 750GB drive. I ran with the two 500GB drives for years but then it started filling up (video sure eats drive space). I had purchased two Samsung 500GB (HD501LJ) as spares after I lost that first drive and my first expansion was with one of them. However, when I tried to add the second to go to 4 drives, it was rejected, and I wound up using that 750GB drive. The unit ran this way for almost a year when I upgraded it to 1TB drives (after I got my first NVX). When removed from service, the two ST500630AS drives had over 24,000 Hours on them. They are still in backup service today.
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