HTWingNut@alien.topBtoData Hoarder@selfhosted.forum•WD Red pro 8tb very hot and loudEnglish
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1 year agoPro or not it can still be air filled.
Pro or not it can still be air filled.
Way Overkill.
Single pass read (SMART test is fine) and single pass write (ones, zeros, random, whatever you want) is more than adequate to determine any issues a new disk may have out of the gate, unless you want to isolate a fringe case condition and waste time and wear on your hard drive doing so.
If you’re putting them in RAID make sure the drives are designed for RAID and the OS/File System can pass the TRIM command on to the SSD’s.
You can always get a case like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003IIBO56
And mount four of these in there: https://www.amazon.com//dp/B00V5JHOXQ