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Bench Testing Hard Drives Before Installation
How do users test hard drives before installation in a ReadyNAS? I test my WD RE drives by mounting the drive in a Win XP box, then NTFS format. Sometimes I use WD Diagnostics tool to read all secto...
No. The ReadyNAS does its own formatting. Recent ReadyNAS firmware releases all provide 4K sector alignment.
gregb-pro wrote: New large WD drives are "Advanced Format" and require "WD Align" if used within older OS like WinXP.
Does WD Lifeguard on WinXP box need WD Align first, if the intended use will eventually be on ReadyNAS?
Thanks, gregb
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