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Title: Confused on DNS-320 and HDs
Post by: ebaylusod on April 17, 2011, 03:12:05 PM

I just wanted to be sure prior to ordering my DNS-320 and hard drives.  I'm looking at the Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS 1.5TB HDs for a raid 1 setup.  I was looking in the past at the DNS-321, which seemed to have problems with the EARS drives.  Is thin NOT an issue with the DNS-320 ?  These drives should work OK?

TIA,
  Gene

Title: Re: Confused on DNS-320 and HDs
Post by: D-Link Multimedia on April 20, 2011, 11:45:22 AM

Green drives work fine on the new NAS devices.

Title: Re: Confused on DNS-320 and HDs
Post by: ikke on April 25, 2011, 03:05:10 AM

Check the compatibility list first, before you buy the wrong HD!
ftp://ftp.dlink.co.uk/dns/DNS-320/compat_list/

Title: Re: Confused on DNS-320 and HDs
Post by: uffez on April 25, 2011, 03:51:36 AM

Found this updated compatibility list on Swedish dlink site:

ftp://ftp.dlink.se/Products/dns-products/dns-320/Documentation/DNS-320_Compatibility_List-20110331.pdf

/Uffe

Title: Re: Confused on DNS-320 and HDs
Post by: Doogie123 on April 28, 2011, 07:11:49 PM

 Desktop / Consumer RAID Environments - WD Caviar Green Hard Drives are tested and recommended for use in consumer-type RAID applications (RAID-0 /RAID-1).  from WD website.

using WD20EARS 2TB (x2) in raid 0.. workingn fine atm.. The specific problem I read about is with a raid 1 more than 0.. But who knows.. I got the WDs for $79 ea and Ill stick them in my computers if there is a prob..  There are also some post about using jumper pins 7-8 (i think) to emulate the older format types)..

Title: Re: Confused on DNS-320 and HDs
Post by: ikke on April 30, 2011, 11:41:02 AM

D-Links technical helpdesk didn't want to help me as I was using (without realising) an incompatible WD EARS HD :(. Just that you are aware.