LS-XHL Disk Error. Will 5,400 rpm drive work?

[Finn]

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.

[Dustrega]

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.