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Warning: WD20EADS Unreliable
I know that the WD 2TB EADS drive is listed on the compatibility list, but after just having multiple simultaneous drive failures with 3 month old drives I would caution anyone against using these. I ...
nixlimited wrote: I know that the WD 2TB EADS drive is listed on the compatibility list, but after just having multiple simultaneous drive failures with 3 month old drives I would caution anyone against using these. I lost my entire array and have to start over.
Edit: The EARS model is now approved for use. I have no idea if it more reliable though.
WOW!!! This is exactly what happened to me. I have 4 WD20EADS in my REadyNAS 1100. Right at 3 months old drive 1 failed. I removed and re-inserted the drive, and rebooted and started a re-sync. It successfully re-synced and seemed fine for about 5 days. I went camping for an extended weekend and came home to find that drive 3 failed on Thursday and drive 2 failed on Saturday, giving me a dead volume.
How can I trust rebuilding with these drives? I'm beginning to test each drive independently and logged in to the forum to see if anyone else had similar issues. Guess I'm right...
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