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RND2000-200NAS duo v2 + WD Red 5TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - WD50EFRX
I have an RND2000-200NAS duo v2. On the Netgear hardware compatibility list the WD RED WD40EFRX 4 TB is the largest disk listed.
I would like to upgrade to the WD Red 5TB NAS Desktop Hard Disk Drive - WD50EFRX.
On the WD site they say their NASware 3.0 makes their drives compatible with all 1-8 bay NAS systems.
Has anyone been able to use this 5TB drive in an RND2000-200NAS duo v2?
Thank you.
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Hello Time_Lord,
Welcome to the community!
ReadyNAS OS5 (ARM) is RND2000v2 and RND4000v2, some units would have a sticker of v2 but they are just OS4 so it is best you check the current FW version. If it starts with 4.1.x then that is an OS4, if it is 5.3.x then that's an OS5. OS4 ReadyNAS Duo only supports max of 2TB.
I haven't seen one tried using 5TB on an OS5. Perhaps consider upgrading to OS6 instead? You can wait for someone who might have tried this and share to you their experience, but it might take a while.
Regards,
JennC wrote:
... I haven't seen one tried using 5TB on an OS5. Perhaps consider upgrading to OS6 instead?
You can't run OS6 on any duo, so that isn't an option.
There aren't many posts here on the 5 TB drives - 6 TB came onto the market very soon after the 5 TB models, and most people seem to have gone directly to 6.
There is at least one poster who was able to use the 6 TB model on their nv+ v2 (same cpu and OS as your duo v2). He did have a rocky start, but I don't think that was more complicated than just the disk. That thread is here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/can-t-copy-files-to-readynas-with-new-6TB-drive/td-p/956292
So I think the 5 TB will work, though Netgear hasn't qualified it, and there isn't much that's been posted here on 5-6 TB drives on the v2 products.
Sorry, I meant upgrading chassis to OS6 unit, not just the firmware.
Regards,
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