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Kimius
Jul 02, 2011Aspirant
Which drives to get for new ReadyNas?
So I need a new NAS. This is going to be expensive... TL:DR at bottom of post A bit of background info first. I have an NVX Business edition that I've had for a little over 2 years. I got it wit...
WhoCares_
Jul 04, 2011Mentor
Kimius wrote: For a few weeks now, when I copy files to the unit it will sometimes hang for several minutes, with nothing being accessible. Not even the web admin pages respond. Usually I need to reboot the unit to fix it, or wait upwards of 5 minutes.
This sounds like sectors are being reallocated by one or more of the drives. You may be able to verify this by checking your log files.
Kimius wrote: Hitachi Ultrastar A7K2000 2 TB
Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2 TB
Seagate Barracuda XT 2 TB
My choice would be the Ultrastar and if I couldn't afford it then the Deskstar.
-Stefan
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