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pumpichank
Jul 23, 2014Luminary
WD RED WD20EFRX in ReadyNAS Duo v1?
I have an ancient Duo v1 which, while dog slow, is still working nicely. I'm considering eventually upgrading to a 100 or 300 series box, but in the meantime, I'm getting increasing SMART failures fr...
pumpichank
Jul 23, 2014Luminary
Awesome, thanks! Yes, I have 2T Seagates in there now, so this would be replacing the failing one. I don't have 4K alignment; I probably should do that, but I dread the downtime for shuffling the data off the existing drives and then back on. Of course, it's not exactly quick to put a new drive in and have it sync up either. ;)
- wixiSep 23, 2015Aspirant
I have the same problem.
one of the ST drives giving increasing errors, so looking to swap for a WD10EFRX.
on the WD sitre (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=810#Tab2&Tab10) they list the drive as being compatible for a ReadyNAS Duo..
Suspect no-one a Netgear can be bothered to update the lsit for one of their 'legacy' boxes.
But the WD listing is enough for me to take a punt for my 6-year old Duo. £48 in the UK.
John
- StephenBSep 23, 2015Guru - Experienced User
I'm sure the WD10EFRX will work out fine. The WD20EFRX has been in my duo for about 18 months now, and I have had no issues at all.
wixi wrote:
Suspect no-one a Netgear can be bothered to update the lsit for one of their 'legacy' boxes.
This has been an issue for some years now. Netgear won't change the list unless they have actually tested the drives in the platform. And of course, they are focusing their resources on the going forward platforms.
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