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Has anyone tried a 3TB hard drive upgrade on these puppies? Specifically the Western Digital Green #TB SATA drive that was released a few months ago?
I will answer my own question. As of the 7.5.2 firmware a 3TB drive WILL NOT work on the latest Time Capsules (specifically tested A1355). However, it does seem for some reason older Time Capsules will work. Specifically confirmed is the A1254 (500GB) successfully recognizing and formatting a 3TB western Digital Green Drive.
How do I upgrade my Time Capsule’s hard drive? Here’s a video on doing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osy-oybn9…
Time Capsule A1254 works with Seagate 3TB Desktop drive model ST3000DM001, P/N:1ER166-301. Drive spins down and up correctly. 400MB file tested in average 14sec write and 8sec read (30MBps/50MBps) when IP is set in same network. If IP is from different range, the speed is W10/R10Mbps on average) Regards
A few months have gone by and I am noticing that the recommended Hitachi drive is possibly discontinued at NewEgg. Is it possible that there is now a better option than the 3 TB Deskstar? I am looking to replace the drive in my 1 TB A1302 because it is starting to act hinky…. gives error when rebuilding using Disk Warrior and failing to run backups. I would be happy with anything 2 TB to 4 TB as a replacement. I have read that the 7200 speed will be unappreciated for this function and what is really needed is reliability and cooler running which may be the one and the same.
