wkellogg

I bought 6 of these about 2 months ago. None of the problems you've experienced. I have them connected to an LSI 9211-8i. Thanks for the heads up though. I've been through some of the troubleshooting you did and appreciate you posting here.

Looking for insight on what to be prepared for when moving my Unraid from an older 4cpu AMD/ASUS computer to something a little more modern. All drives are attached via native SATA, no RAID cards. Should this just plug and play? Thanks.

Looking at some less expensive 4kN hdds myself and came across this: https://techmikeny.com/blogs/techtalk/compatibility-pain-points-4kn-hard-drives-and-backwards-compatibility-with-raid-controllers#:~:text=4Kn hard drives (4K %3D 4096,be used for your data. Of particular note is this statement: "This post will give some background on 4Kn sectored drives and some compatibility issues with Dell and HP RAID controllers that are not compatible with 4Kn hard drives." Given your Broadcom/LSI is likely considered a RAID controller, (my experience with this brand), is possibly your incompatibility with the 4KN hdds. My research and your experience are good reason I will not be purchasing these hdds.