WD20EARS just added on the official HCL - mistake and issues

chano22000 wrote:
1) The HCL mentions the exact version to be used: WD20EARS-00R6B0. Googling the reference does not provide any answer (but the WD20EADS-00R6B0 which is well known). AFAIK, the current available version of the drive is the WD20EARS-00S8B1. There should be an error in the HCL or the new entry is useless !

Edit: I don't know if this is an error, but it would be good if a Jedi could clarify.

chano22000 wrote:
2) No restriction appears on the RAIDiator version to be used

Although it doesn't mention a RAIDiator version it is advisable to be on the latest RAIDiator version before inserting new disks. NetGear is most likely to have tested disks on the latest version of RAIDiator.

chano22000 wrote:
It might be maybe mandatory to use RAIDiator 4.1.7 (currently beta) which "adds support for WD drives that don’t support TLER" (=WD desktop drives).

It could be a good idea to use that beta or 4.1.7 when it is finally released. It shouldn't hurt, though it's not recommended in a production environment as betas can have issues that can result in loss of data and require a factory default to get a working system again.

It would be nice for a Jedi to comment, but with a bit of common sense you can come to a reasonable conclusion.

slingload wrote:
I'm about to pull the trigger and buy two WD20EARS drives for my ReadyNAS Duo but want to make sure that's the correct drive since I'm ordering online.

You should ask the online reseller if they can supply you with that disk with the firmware version mentioned on the compatibility list then.