I have just added a WD RED WD20EFRX to an empty Stora and it seems to be working. I like this drive because it has Rotational Vibration Safeguard and runs significantly cooler than my older Seagate Barracuda drives.
1xWD20EARS, im looking to expand, and unable to find same drive at a reasonable price, will there be any compatibility issues if I add a WD20EADS drive?
Interesting, this is in the wrong thread, I just added a WD20EARX (couldn't be bothered to order a Red in the end) and the Stora is not seeing it at all, no second green light and no recognition in the Stora app that there's a 2nd disk present.
I've also just read that mirroring the first drive will wipe it of data anyway, which is ridiculous, that's just not necessary.
Interesting, this is in the wrong thread, I just added a WD20EARX (couldn't be bothered to order a Red in the end) and the Stora is not seeing it at all, no second green light and no recognition in the Stora app that there's a 2nd disk present.
I've also just read that mirroring the first drive will wipe it of data anyway, which is ridiculous, that's just not necessary.
In the non-sticky thread Southkil says he's using this drive without any issues.
As far as wiping of data, it's on the second drive not the one already in the Stora.
1xWD20EARS, im looking to expand, and unable to find same drive at a reasonable price, will there be any compatibility issues if I add a WD20EADS drive?
In the non-sticky thread Southkil says he's using this drive without any issues.
The drive itself works fine in a drive caddy (I took it back to the store and asked them to check). Odd...
As far as wiping of data, it's on the second drive not the one already in the Stora.
Well, yes, that makes sense but that wasn't the impression I got from some of the posters here, it's moot at the moment anyway but I'll bear it in mind, cheers.
Well, yes, that makes sense but that wasn't the impression I got from some of the posters here, it's moot at the moment anyway but I'll bear it in mind, cheers.
We had some prior discussions on the issue, and apparently it had to do with end-user misinterpretation of the message in the popup you get when confirming that you want to proceed.
I'm using this in an Icybox IB-2535StS 2.5inch to 3.5inch HDD converter, and it works perfectly.
I've gone this route, as in future I could reuse this drive in a laptop, ps3 or desktop, rather than 'just' a desktop with a 3.5inch drive.
Incidentally, the supplied 500GB WD green drive, had slowed to a crawl, with transfer rates in KB/s (apparently a fairly common fault), whereas the new drive is transferring at around 10 to 20 MB/s.
I'm having difficulty sourcing a HD of the 1TB nature as listed below. A friend has spoken to a WD rep who has vouched that the following two hard drives are compatible with the STORA - can someone please verify this?
- WD10EFRX 1TB Caviar Red - WD1002FAEX 1TB Black Caviar
My hard drive shopping spree is imminent. I just wonder, has anyone gotten a 3 or 4TB SATA drive to work with the stora? Or is my expansion limited to 2TB?
mrp - the Stora does not have built-in support for drives over 2TB. If you want to use drives larger than 2TB you have to manually manage them (i.e. do command line Unix commands).
Send a note to SputNuts - he knows how to do it and can send you the step by step instructions.
I bought a WD10EZRX (1TB), but I am having problems setting it up. Is it normal that the green light on the front is blinking for more than an hour, and Stora Website Interface tells me that the disk is "Inactive" and "Hard disk not found or not yet configurated"? Is it a problem of compatibility or should I just wait?
If so, power the Stora up just with your original drive, then once it's booted and you have the disk management section of Preferences open, insert your new drive - you should get a popup asking you how you want to configure the new drive and you can proceed from there.
Hi all. Have just upgraded my Stora 2110 drive which was a 1 TB Hitachi model to a 2TB drive and wanted to add the details of the drive to the compatability list if that's still being updated.
Drive is Western Digital WD20EURS 2TB AV-GP Hard Drive 24 x 7 Enterprise HDD
It is considerably quieter in operation than the old drive, and definitely reccommended.
So, i was thinking of upgrading to 2tb hdd´s, atm i have a single 1tb drive. Can i pop in a 2 tb drive to mirror the 1tb and then replace the 1tb drive with a second 2tb?
So, i was thinking of upgrading to 2tb hdd´s, atm i have a single 1tb drive. Can i pop in a 2 tb drive to mirror the 1tb and then replace the 1tb drive with a second 2tb?
Yes if you want only 1tb of your 2tb's drive capacity.
No if your want the full 2tb mirror.
The only way to do it is to copy the 1tb drive data from the stora (possibly to one of the new 2tb drives if you haven't got one spare). Once you have done that, pop the 1tb drive out and put a new, unused, 2tb drive back in. Copy the data back from the external drive to the new 2tb drive on the stora. Once that's done and you can see your data, power down and put the 2nd 2tb drive in and select the RAID you want and then let the array build.
Long winded but it's the only way to do this. By doing it your way, the 2tb drive will build an array of only 1tb, thus wasting 1tb of the drive. When you pop the old 1tb drive out and put another 2tb drive back, the array will build to the size configured, ie 1tb.
Yes if you want only 1tb of your 2tb's drive capacity.
No if your want the full 2tb mirror.
The only way to do it is to copy the 1tb drive data from the stora (possibly to one of the new 2tb drives if you haven't got one spare). Once you have done that, pop the 1tb drive out and put a new, unused, 2tb drive back in. Copy the data back from the external drive to the new 2tb drive on the stora. Once that's done and you can see your data, power down and put the 2nd 2tb drive in and select the RAID you want and then let the array build.
Long winded but it's the only way to do this. By doing it your way, the 2tb drive will build an array of only 1tb, thus wasting 1tb of the drive. When you pop the old 1tb drive out and put another 2tb drive back, the array will build to the size configured, ie 1tb.
Have fun! It'll take ages!
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Thanns!
I kinda suspected it wouldn't be smarter than that, i usually back stuff up on an external drive so much of the job is done and yes, it takes ages and you have to monitor the backup since the usb-backup is a joke.
