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Title: LS-XHL Disk Error. Will 5,400 rpm drive work?
Post by: Finn on August 28, 2010, 12:15:02 PM

Hi,

I've started to get disk errors on my Linkstation LS-XHL 1TB (see below). Figure it's time to upgrade the HD. I saw on this site that pretty much any 7,200 rpm drive will work.

Would a 5,400 rpm Sata 3 drive also work (e.g. WDCaviar Green)?

FYI. Reformatted drive and copied everything back, but error kicked in again after a week or so. I can actually hear clunking sounds coming from the HD in the drive and it's out of warranty.

Thanks,

Rich

DISK Error Notification

HDD error occurred

Disk(s) the error occurred:Disk 1

(sda) READ sector:15187835 count:1

Disk writing error

RAID drive error will be repaired automatically.

Continuous backup is recommended.

Title: Re: LS-XHL Disk Error. Will 5,400 rpm drive work?
Post by: Dustrega on August 28, 2010, 12:56:36 PM

Sorry to say that an "Eco Drive" such as the one you mentioned might not work with our device. I know the RPM is lower, but I don't think that's the problem. You're welcome to try and post back your results as this hasn't been tested, but I can't say 100% one way or the other.

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Products => Storage => Topic started by: Finn on August 28, 2010, 12:15:02 PM