NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
WD RED WD30EFRX
The WD RED WD30EFRX 3 TB hard disk is on the list of compatible hardware for the readynas pro business edition (6 bay). Whats confusing me is that this hard disk is approved by Netgear whereas the Wes...
StephenB wrote: If lifeguard fails with bad sectors, I would trust it (USB or SATA).
Try to exchange the bad ones with the seller, as they will give you new disks. WDC will give you recertified.
Jepp no problem - I will get a new drive from the seller IF it is faulty. The NAS is still "testing disks" so I will have to wait until it's finished before I know the result from the NAS.
Kinda regret that I didn't buy Seagate Desktop HDD.15 ST4000DM000 4TB drives (or Hitatchi Deskstar 7k4000 - more expensive tho... but the Deskstar is on Netgears HCL)
Quote from THW: "The company is aiming its new drive at the same applications and usage scenarios as the previous generation's Barracuda disks: desktop and all-in-one PCs, home servers, gaming PCs, RAID arrays, external direct-attached storage devices (DAS), and network-attached storage appliances (NAS)."
1TB more per disk for just a little more money... and the Seagate disks are quicker on read and write than WD30EFRX according to the same source http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/desktop-hdd.15-st4000dm000-4tb,3494-7.html
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
