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Can I upgrade to a newer version of an NV+?
Hi, After many years, it looks like my ReadyNAS NV+ v1 has bit the dust. Since I have 4-500 GB drives of data on it, I was wondering if I could upgrade to another version of the NV+ line, say v2. I...
Today, I'm into the 24th hour of my NV+ re-syncing my original 500GB Samsung, It look like everything should be fine once the rebuild is done. Then I can take my 1 TB Passport drive and backup the whole NAS.
I found the receipt for the Seagate Barracuda, and it's less than 1 year old! I thought Barracudas were good drives, but I guess I was mistaken :( There's not too many drives in the 1-2 TB size that I can use in my NV+; most of the listed drives in the hardware sheet are not available or only have 1 or 2 left in stock. Most of them say that there are new models for these old drives, but I'm afraid to substitute a newer model from the hardware sheet's older model list.
It seems like WD is in my $$$ range and still can be used. So is Hitachi, which I had good luck using, but is more $$$$. I wish I could use a new model, which is sometimes 1/2 the cost, but I don't know how it would work in my NV+ v1, and I don't want to be the 1st to try :)
Anyway, my NV+ is on a road to recovery, in spite of a bad Seagate Barracuda.
Thanks again to all.
Michael
I found the receipt for the Seagate Barracuda, and it's less than 1 year old! I thought Barracudas were good drives, but I guess I was mistaken :( There's not too many drives in the 1-2 TB size that I can use in my NV+; most of the listed drives in the hardware sheet are not available or only have 1 or 2 left in stock. Most of them say that there are new models for these old drives, but I'm afraid to substitute a newer model from the hardware sheet's older model list.
It seems like WD is in my $$$ range and still can be used. So is Hitachi, which I had good luck using, but is more $$$$. I wish I could use a new model, which is sometimes 1/2 the cost, but I don't know how it would work in my NV+ v1, and I don't want to be the 1st to try :)
Anyway, my NV+ is on a road to recovery, in spite of a bad Seagate Barracuda.
Thanks again to all.
Michael
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