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 have just installed a pair of 2TB disks in a DS223J and I stupidly agreed that DSM could check them after the volume was created. Now DSM is...
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Hi, I'm considering reconfiguring my ds213j with new disks and I'm looking to install two new Seagate x18 18tb drives on it. They're not listed as...
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I'm thinking of adding a DX517 Expansion Unit to my DS1821+ currently using 8 x 16TB Seagate EXOS ST16000NM001G (These are no longer available on...
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I have a DS418play with four WD Red disks. One of them had a bunch of I/O errors over a couple of days, so I went to run an extended SMART test...
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6 months ago, I retired 2x 1TB Barracuda's that may have been close to 20 years old.... Replacing With 2x 2TB Time Tech SSD's.. This is in my...
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I found the NasCompares nvme list very informative when it came to choosing suitable drives for the new DS1621+ HA cluster I'm currently preparing...
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I have a 920+ in SHR configuration with 2 x 4TB and 2 x 14TB. I have 2 x 12TB that I would like to use but I can't use and expand at the same time...
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Not sure but I guess this maybe the right place to post my question. My DS 916+ has 4 identical HGST 6T drives (HDN7260ALE610) installed, the...
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I just picked up a DS1522+ and filled it up with 4x12TB WD Reds and two NVME drives. The smaller drive (256GB) is installed as a cache drive...
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Good Evening. Apologies for what may be a silly initial post/question, but I’ve done a cursory search and haven’t found a direct answer. I’m...
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My DS918+ is at 91% used storage. I have 18.2 TB total available made up of four WD 10 TB drives (reported as 9.1 TB). I need more space! Should...
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Hi all, I wanted to configure my new DS1621+ mainly as a photo storage/editing NAS and critical file backup. Not a high amount of storage at the...
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Hi! I hope the summer is treating you OK and that your hardware runs smooth :) It´s time for me to upgrade my DS220+ with new hard drives. Going...
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Anyone using Non Synology M.2 NVMe in a DS723+? WD Black, Samsung, Crucial, Kingston? Thanks
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... I'd like to go back to no RAID so I can remove 1 x HDD as I'd like to put in an SSD for caching. No reason but I have one laying about and I'd...
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Hi Folks, first of all: thanks in advance for people who know the answer to my question! Alright, I have got problems with my 1tb WD RED cache...
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I have just acquired a new DS923+ which apparently runs on DSM7.2 and I loaded 2 8TB WDs that had been hooked up to an attempted Xpenology on a...
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Had a bit of a panic yesterday when my DiskStation sent notifications that two of its 6TB WD Red NAS drives (SHR-array) had gone into Warning...
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I have two drives from different manufactures and I think one of them is louder / grumbly-er than the other... I want to isolate this drive and...
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I've got a pair or 960 EVO NVMe's for my DS923+ that I use for caching. It works fine, but out of curiosity.. If I get myself some 990's instead...
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