Failed hard drives NAS is it me or the hard drives?

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xyeovillian

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#319136 26-Mar-2025 13:31

I have been trying NAS lately. I bought a 2nd-hand Synology DS 115j and had a 1TB and 2TB fail, and then the 115j packed a sad.

So I have bought a Qnap TS-133, which is a lot harder for me to work out compared to the Synology, I have just had a new Iron wolf 4tb packed up now trying to set up Qnap Is it me or a coincidence ?

I'm 83, and I just want something simple to store my music and video files. But I have to admit the Qnap is a pain to set up and work with.

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#3357458 26-Mar-2025 13:36

What exactly did the drives say when failed? Can you post SMART data or do they just completely disappear?

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#3357470 26-Mar-2025 15:05

You can get the odd dead-on-arrival for RAM, SSD’s, HDD’s. If it’s brand new take it back to the shop and get a replacement.

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#3357478 26-Mar-2025 15:41

Agreed, QNAP is harder to set up, which is why I use Synology and sold my QNAP. How old were the 1 & 2 tb drives? They may have been end of life and from a PC first. I, too, have had DOA new items like your 4 TB, and it should be easy to return; for me, PB Tech have been great in all DOA items I have ever had over many, many years. I do not know where you got the drives from, but that should be the first point of call. I use 18tb Seagate EXOS with no issues. You can also go for WD Red. Ironwolf should have been fine.