HDD/SSD Discussions and Compatibility

Discuss what hard drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) will work the best with your NAS, including vendor-specific technologies and benchmarks.
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I've recently purchased a new Synology RS1221+ NAS and several Seagate Exos X16 HHDs, and needed to convert them from the factory 512 byte...
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Hi everyone. I'm enjoying my new 920+ and other than a few bumps, all has gone pretty well. One of the "tasks" I've wanted to do is move my...
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I have 2 x 6 Tb in a Shr 1 setup, one drive failed (#2). I only have 0.5 Tb used. I could get by with a 3Tb setup. Can I replace the failed disk...
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Hi people, first of all: thank you if you are helping me out! I've got a ds1621+ hooked up via 10gbe on my iMac via a thunderbolt adapter...
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I'd never seen this message, but received a scary message when I tried to initialize it. Has anyone actually used this drive, or any 18TB drive...
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For those that don't like to spin on their NAS the current UK offer for a good 4TB SSD is hard to beat: ☕️
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So I have a leftover NVMe M.2 drive sitting in a drawer because I replaced a 512 Western digital in my laptop with a Samsung 970 EVO plus 1TB. In...
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Hey All, Quick question, I have 4x 4TB Ironwolfs in a ds920+, I noticed that the total SHR size is only 10.5TB. Synology calculator shows it as...
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I could not resist, 2TB QVO for black friday for just 109€. Decided to just do it and see what happens. Used my second SHR (TLC 2* SSD) disk...
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I have tried to add 2 different 8TB drives to my DS218+ (one at an time) and each time the Synology refuses to add the drives, claiming they are...
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Hi all, I got a 1513+. DSM 7.1. I use 4 bays only. I setup Volume 1 by a 3 bays 3TB running on raid 5; Volume 2 by a 3TB. It is mainly for...
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Can WD Gold WD4002FYYZ be used on DS220+? It is not on the compatibility list!
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Hello I am a complete beginner when it comes to NAS and storage and network related things in general. I purchased my very first NAS a ds920+ to...
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I want to start with, I dont fully understand everything about hdd... I have basic knowledge... Looking at some of todays larger drives 18tb 20tb...
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Hi Synoforiums, does anyone know of a reason to not replace a 2016 Toshiba x300 4tb 128Mb Cache with a 2022 Toshiba x300 4tb 256Mb Cache HDD. I...
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I have just upgraded my storage on a DS920+ from 4 x 4TB to 2 x 4TB + 2 x 16TB. So I now have 2 x 4TB disks unused, and although I don't need the...
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I'd love to hear thoughts from people here on shucking. I've been researching drives for my first NAS, and this term kept popping up. Is there...
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I want to expand my 920+ from 4 x 4TB to 2 x 4TB + 2 x 16TB using SHR1. After a fair bit of research and compatibility*, noise levels (I don't...
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I know this is pretty basic stuff, but I've not done it before and don't want to mess it up! Setup: DS920+ with 4 x 4TB in SHR. I have bought 2...
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Hi, Does anyone know if the Seagate Ironwolf Pro 10 TB is compatible with the Synology RS4021xs+? I am trying to set up High availability...
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