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Aspirant

Oct 06, 2015

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Supported Drive wont physically fit inside my readynas204???

I paid a little more to get the 'Seagate ST6000NM0024 6TB SATA drive' because it was on the compatible drive list (link at bottom) and it wont physically fit inside my readynas 204 (RN204). The hot...

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StephenB
Oct 08, 2015
The WD60EFRX does not have this problem.

cpu8088

Virtuoso

Oct 07, 2015

can u use 3 screws to secure the hard drive with the tray via the bottom of the drive?

the tray has plastic glides which you need to pull out after releasing the hatch. best if you read hardware manual first.

cannot see how hot swap needs screws on the sides

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 07, 2015
OP is saying that the disk has no mounting holes on the side, so the plastic "nubs" on the side of the mounting bracket are preventing him from inserting it.

If the screw holes on the bottom of the tray are aligned with the disk properly, you can try removing the mounting bracket (as you would for a 2.5" drive). The only other option is to trim off the plastic nubs.

Previous posts here from Netgear suggested that they wouldn't certify disks that didn't have the proper mounting holes. So it is a bit odd that they added this drive.
- cpu8088
  Virtuoso
  Oct 07, 2015
  the black plastic rail guide can be taken out.
  
  just secure the hard drive with screws at the bottom
  - kohdee
    NETGEAR Expert
    Oct 08, 2015
    Yes, you can take the plastic panel out of the ReadyNAS disk tray and the drive should fit.