WD Red NAS Hard Drive+ Neatgear Readynas NV+

[Alebi1]

Hello.


I bought a Netgear Readynas NV+ some years ago, and because of space I now need to upgrade the disks.
I have 4 pcs of Western Digital 4Tb (WD RED NAS Hard Drive)
Will this work with my Readynas nv+ ?
Its set up in X raid and I want to keep whats on the 2 tb already there.
Is it just to swap or do I need a firmware update?
Noob questions, but I really just bought this and have been a happy customer since..

[StephenB]

I suspect you have an NV+ v1 (running 4.1.x firmware). You can confirm that here: http://www.rnasguide.com/2012/01/09/how ... -or-nv-v2/

Don't just go by the labels.

Anyway, if I am correct, then you will need a new NAS to get more capacity. 2 TB drives are the biggest that the v1 will recognize.

[Alebi1]

Hey.
I have the NV+ v1 (running 4.1.x firmware)
This doesn`t support 4 tb ? Really... Isnt this just a Firmware update ,and then its done?
If I have to buy a new one, which one do you reccomend?

[mdgm-ntgr]

StephenB is correct. 2TB drives are the max supported by this unit. To use 4TB drives you would need a new NAS.

[StephenB]

The RN104 is Netgear's current entry-level 4-bay NAS. It is much faster than the NV+

The RN3xx and RN5xx are faster still.