So heres my situation, I have 1 new EARS drive and 1 old EADS drive both 2TB. All my data drives are EARS and due to my OCD I want to make the EADS drive into my parity and use the new EARS to protect my precious precious data. Which direction should I go with this. I mean from an OCD standpoint all EARS data and 1 EADS parity is very calming because I won't have a bunch of AF drives with ONE non AF. Thoughts, thanks?

It really doesn't matter either way, so I suggest you appease your OCD

I think you should donate the EADS to Raj, and buy a new EARS. problem solved. all your drives match!

 

Or put the EADS aside for a cold spare when a drive fails!

 

In then end it prolly makes no differance. I was watching my preclear reports to see what one was fastest and coolest. that was the one I used for Parity.

 

OCD sucks!

Meh I have a clean house and an incredibly clean server so I'm good with it. Newer or older if it passes preclear all things are same right? Higher fail rate for parity or data or which one is accessed more?

The parity drive is written to every time you write to the server.  The parity drive is not used when you read from the server.  So the answer depends on your usage patterns:

 

If you write a lot to the server very often, then the parity drive will be used more.

 

If you read a lot from the server but don't write very often, then the data drives will be used more.

 

As far as I've seen the EADS and EARS drives are equally reliable.

Joking aside, That is a good point.

OCD it is, thanks guys