cortexodus
[H]ard|Gawd
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Hey folks. I had 2x WD2003FZEX units in RAID0 and one of them decided to acquire some uncorrectable sectors. So, off to RMA it goes. In the meantime, I picked up a replacement hoping to just reassemble the 4TB RAID0 array and go back to using things like normal. I noted when I picked up the new drive that it seemed slightly lighter, but it didn't occur to me that the drive would really be any different until I looked at the drive chassis recess and noted that it was actually recessed. The new drive's platter count is definitely different.
It seems to me that this new 2TB drive likely only has 2 platters in it whereas the one that borked on me and its twin are 4x 500GB platter designs.
Here's some pics
I guess it probably doesn't matter, but I'm not inclined to put two drives with radically different physical characteristics into a RAID array. Anyone have any thoughts?
It seems to me that this new 2TB drive likely only has 2 platters in it whereas the one that borked on me and its twin are 4x 500GB platter designs.
Here's some pics
I guess it probably doesn't matter, but I'm not inclined to put two drives with radically different physical characteristics into a RAID array. Anyone have any thoughts?