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TheDJLewi
Sep 05, 2017Aspirant
Hep Upgrading ReadyNAS Duo Storage space
Hi, I've been running my ReadyNAS with 2 x 1TB HDD and just recently started getting near the limit and wanted to upgrade. I've purchased a 2TB drive and my idea was to put one 2TB into bay 2 an...
- Sep 06, 2017
TheDJLewi wrote:
I didn't think it mattered what drives you had in these NAS devices?
It does matter, although the HCL on the duo is so old it isn't useful. There aren't many users who've used P300 drives, so I don't know much about them. Normally I recommend 2TB Seagate Ironwolf or WDC Reds for the duo.
That said, I'm not saying it's the P300s. It'd possible this drive was damaged (and arrived DOA), or it might be something wrong with the disk bay in the NAS.
Can you test the drive in PC? Also, did you have a drive in slot 2 before?
TheDJLewi
Sep 06, 2017Aspirant
Hi, thanks for the replyThe 2TB disk is a Toshiba P300 drive. The firmware of my ReadyNAS is 4.1.16.
I didn't think it mattered what drives you had in these NAS devices?
StephenB
Sep 06, 2017Guru - Experienced User
TheDJLewi wrote:
I didn't think it mattered what drives you had in these NAS devices?
It does matter, although the HCL on the duo is so old it isn't useful. There aren't many users who've used P300 drives, so I don't know much about them. Normally I recommend 2TB Seagate Ironwolf or WDC Reds for the duo.
That said, I'm not saying it's the P300s. It'd possible this drive was damaged (and arrived DOA), or it might be something wrong with the disk bay in the NAS.
Can you test the drive in PC? Also, did you have a drive in slot 2 before?
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