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forestpct
May 04, 2021Guide
ReadyNas 212
Have a Netgear ReadyNas 212 with 2 x 3TB disks configured for RAID. The disk models are different (1 is a Seagate 3TB IronWolf and the other a 3TB Toshiba P300) but have worked together fine for ove...
StephenB
May 05, 2021Guru - Experienced User
You can also run the disk test from the volume settings wheel. That will test both drives. Wait for the resync to complete though.
Sandshark
May 05, 2021Sensei
One drive may be the real culprit, but is affecting the whole SATA subsystem. Or, the hardware could be failing.
But, that's one 7200RPM drive and one 5900RPM? I had a similar problem with a legacy NAS and a mix of drive speeds, and it was related to how long it took the drives to spin up from idle. I'd check the logs to see if the problem arises at that point. Turning off drive idle spin-down could be a solution -- it was for me, though that was on a very different OS version.
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