French-Guy Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Hello There is a good deal on the 8TB Easystore WD USB drive (drive inside is a Red WD) for ~ $150 Do i need to pre-clear it before installing it into my server to replace my current 2TB parity drive? I've read many different things about parity drive replacement............................and it's confusing ! Quote Link to comment
itimpi Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 You do not NEED to preclear it as every sector gets rewritten as part of the replacement. You may WANT to preclear it as a way of doing an initial confidence check on the drive before putting it into use. Quote Link to comment
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