WD15EARS - Coming Soon

[RandyV]

I had to RMA one of the WD15EADS-002SB0 drives in my DS409+ due to a high error read rate.

WD is replacing it with a WD15EARS-00Z5B1. Never heard of that model, but it is listed on the WD site as a Green drive and I can only assume it is a newer version of the WD15EADS.

Will post my results with the LCCs etc once it arrives and I get it going in my DS409+. If anyone an experience with this drive in a Syno box, post up.

Randy

[ludovic]

Hello, I have 2 of these drives : same issue with LCC !!!

Sorry

[RandyV]

Thanks. Do your WD15EARS have the -00Z5B1 suffix or something else?

Randy

[ludovic]

Hello,

I have to check. I will let you know in few hours.

BR

[cpuri]

Hi ludovic!
Have you news about this model of WD (WD15EARS-00Z5B1) and LCC issue?
Thanks in advance!
CPURI

[ludovic]

Yes, LCC issues with 2 WD15EARS-00Z5B1.

Best regards

[cpuri]

Hi ludovic!
THNX a lot for your test.
I'll change these HDD with other by Seagate...
Bye!
CPURI

[ludovic]

I also ordered following Seagate (ST31500541AS) "Seagate Barracuda LP SATA 3Gb/s - 1.5 To 5900 RPM 32 Mo Serial ATA II"

It seems that there's some issues also with the Seagate in terms of reliability....I will see. But I don't know if we can measure the LCC on Seagates.

Best regards

[cpuri]

Hi ludovic!
I ordered two Seagate ST31500341AS - "Seagate Hd sataII 1.5TB barracuda 7200.11 32MB 7200rpm".
I've not seen LCC attribute in SMART panel on Disk Station Manager of my DS408 where there are installed 2 ST31000340AS.
Bye!
CPURI

[ludovic]

Hello, I did not ordered this reference (ST31500341AS) because it seems there was some issues with some firmwares.

[RandyV]

Quick update: got my WD15EARS-00Z5B1 installed today and the array is currently rebuilding. There's constant activity so no LCC problems as of yet. Will let everyone know what happens tomorrow.

[ludovic]

Hello, let us know because I have LCC issue with mines (I saw that by putting the HDD in an external box linked to the DS209+ with the eSATA cable).

BR

[cpuri]

Hi ludovic!

Hello, I did not ordered this reference (ST31500341AS) because it seems there was some issues with some firmwares.

ST31500341AS produced recently, comes with new firmware; no issues are reported on new firmware version.
Have you heard some about it?
Thanks in advance!
CPURI

[RLe]

I'm considering buying the new WD15EARS or old WD15EADS for a DS210j but still have some questions:

-Did you get the WD15EARS working in your NAS without any issues (like LLC)?
-Is there any change in power consumption between both models, especially during idle time?
-Is there any change in performance between both models, due to the bigger cluster size and increased cache?
-Would you buy them again or would you recommend something else?

I know the WD15EADS are officially supported but they are currently harder to find and more expensive than the WD15EARS...

[congo]

i too would like to run with the WD15EARS disks in 207+ and possibly 107+.

It would be nice to get synology eyes on when this model is being supported - its quite likely to be a smash-hit in synology units, since its fairly low-priced according to its opponents with lower cache etc.

Synology please respond


BR
Congo