Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Can I use two different drives?

Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

I am building a NAS in RAID 1 (Mirror) mode. Should I buy 2 of the same drive from the same manufacturer? or does it not matter so much?

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Just make sure your RAM has the same timings. Its not a big deal if you have two sticks of each brand

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