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ReadyNAS NV+ 2TB WD20EARS vs WD20EARX
My ReadyNAS NV+ has been working fine since a 1GB RAM upgrade last fall. The 4.1.9 firmware upgrade killed my CIFS file sharing ability, but I've managed to juggle around that by switching to using the ReadyNAS exclusively for near-line rsync backups of a Linux server which handles the CIFS load. Since I'm giving the box a little attention though, I noticed that (a) it needs more HDD space, and (b) the two 2TB WD20EARS drives I put in it are not on the hardware compatibility list. I could swear EARS was on there when I bought my NV+. Has that changed?
I'm thinking I should just pop in a WD20EARX and be done with it, but now I'm wondering if I should add one WD20EARX, wait for X-RAID to settle, then swap the two existing WD20EARS for WD20EARX as well (one at a time, of course). Any thoughts? Am I doing something wrong by running with WD20EARS drives?
I'm thinking I should just pop in a WD20EARX and be done with it, but now I'm wondering if I should add one WD20EARX, wait for X-RAID to settle, then swap the two existing WD20EARS for WD20EARX as well (one at a time, of course). Any thoughts? Am I doing something wrong by running with WD20EARS drives?
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- Herbie - yes I did and got a "pci-x not supported >32 bit address".
So I took mu Ultimate DOS boot disk to a friends house and tried on 2 of his machines, but bizarrely couldnt even get the WDIDLE to come up??
In the end he took pity on my and gave me 4 barracuda xt drives - he'd just upgraded his 2 10-drive Drobo's - so im set.
mdgm - thank-you for the link - if i hadnt been fortunate to receive the XT drives, I'd be following the instructions in the thread link you provided. Hopefully this will help others.
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