Western Digital WD20EFRX 2TB NAS Red Hard Drive - 3.5", SATA III 6Gbs, 64MB Cache, IntelliPower, 2 Years
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WD Red ? THE right hard drive for home and small office NAS systems.
NAS compatibility.
NASware - WD's advanced firmware technology built into every WD Red drive,
enables seamless integration, robust data protection and optimal performance for
systems operating in NAS and RAID environments.
Energy efficient and money saving.
Reduce your electricity bill and carbon footprint with WD Red drives. Innovative
technology reduces power consumption and lowers the operating temperature,
resulting in a more reliable and affordable solution for always-on, 24x7 NAS
environments.
Dedicated Premium Support.
We keep our dedicated premium support lines open 24x7 with experts who have
answers to your NAS questions.
Your data is vital. Don't compromise on your storage solution.
WD Red hard drives are designed specifically for home and small office NAS
systems. WD's exclusive NASware technology enables seamless integration, robust
data protection and optimal performance for systems operating in NAS and RAID
environments.
Compatibility - WD's exclusive NASware technology, built into every WD Red hard
drive.
NASware improves NAS storage by reducing common hard drive concerns in NAS
systems including compatibility, integration, ability to upgrade, reliability
and cost of ownership.
Error recovery controls.
Desktop drives are not traditionally designed for RAID environments and have
controls that prevent the RAID controller from assisting in the event of an
error which can cause the hard drive to drop off the RAID after a period of
time. Rebuilding the system often requires several hours and can have a
significant impact on downtime and productivity.
Noise and vibration.
Typically designed for single drive applications, average desktop drives are not
optimized for multi-drive systems, which have higher noise and vibration levels.
When these drives are added to a NAS, the additional vibration can reduce the
reliability and life span of the drive. WD Red drives feature 3D Active Balance
Plus which minimizes vibration and noise.
Reliability.
Most desktop drives are not designed for the high operation temperatures or the
24x7 operating environments making them less reliable when used in a NAS system.
Desktop hard drives are designed for desktop computers.
Desktop hard drives are designed for optimum performance and reliability in a
desktop personal computer. Although they are an affordable alternative to
enterprise-class drives, desktop drives have a higher level of risk for
potential data loss and failure in an always-on RAID configured NAS system.
Specific issues that you may experience using desktop drives in a NAS or RAID
environment include:
Compatibility - Desktop hard drives are not always tested for compatibility in
NAS and can present problems during integration.
Beyond desktop with NASware
WD Red drives include WD's exclusive NASware technology that addresses many of
the challenges a traditional desktop hard drive has in a NAS system. WD works
directly with our partners to test compatibility and reduce our customer's guess
work as to which drive is right for their NAS system. Designed to deliver a
better customer experience in small NAS systems, this innovative firmware finely
balances the most important attributes of performance, power, and reliability in
multiple drive environments. The unique algorithms in NASware optimize power and
performance without compromising on the attributes that NAS-system owners value.
Save power and money.
NASware optimizes power use resulting in significant power savings and lower
hard drive operating temperatures. This improves the overall reliability and
performance of the drive and reduces the NAS cost of ownership.
Intelligent error recovery.
With built in intelligent error recovery controls, NASware also prevents hard
drives from being dropped off the RAID due to extended error recovery. This
provides more availability and less down time rebuilding the RAID.
Important Features for System Integrators:
In addition to features that make WD Red drives perfect for populating or
upgrading NAS systems, NASware brings features that system integrators need when
building specialized NAS systems.
Streaming support - NASware provides built-in compatibility with the ATA
Streaming Feature Set which is important for AV storage applications such as
Windows Media Center.
SMART Command Transport (SCT) support - NASware allows monitoring and measuring
of drive performance via the SMART command set. SMART can return data like
thermal profiles, drive access statistics and more. NASware also delivers
temperature accuracy within 1?C.
Power management support - Enables optimized power usage within the NAS system.
BIC Performance - Optimized seek to provide BIC performance while reducing the
power and acoustics
Ideal for
1-5 bay home or small office/home office NAS
Features at a glance
1 TB, 2 TB or 3 TB capacity
NASware for seamless integration and error recovery controls
Energy efficient
3D Active Balance Plus
SATA 6 Gb/s
24x7 reliability