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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...
The WD60EFRX does not have this problem.
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.
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