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8TB ST8000NM0055 with ReadyNAS Pro 6 - so far, so good
My report: One week in, RNDP6000 (no suffix on label) Pro 6, with 6x ST8000NM0055 (f/w SN02) - working fine. This drive is NOT on the HCL, repeat my foolhardy example at your own risk, blah, blah, ...
I had just checked yesterday, and still nothing on the Seagate f/w download site for my serial #.
When I spoke to Seagate, they admitted there was new f/w for their other 8T models, but none yet for the "NM0055" specifically.
I've also upgraded CPU to quad core X3230 ($20 on eBay) last week (I apparently already had the required newer BIOS installed - see above).
It might be of little benefit, but who knows what I'll get up to...
Still no other issues encountered with this config, BTW.
News!
I called Seagate yesterday with my S/N and got SN04 firmware (they seem to have skipped SN03).
Shut down, pull all drives, flashed each one from a PC with their bootable USB tool and:
seaflashlin -f MakaraPlusEntCapSATA-STD-512E-SN04.LOD -d /dev/sg2
Plug back in and power up.
No more whining drives. I'll test for a couple of weeks, and will proceed to the second identical Pro6 setup if no problems encountered.
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