Ajen@sh.itjust.workstoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Using refurbished HDDs in my livingroom NASEnglish
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3 months agoBe ready to replace the disk when the warranty ends.
What’s the point of replacing them? The warranty doesn’t keep them from dying, it just means you get a free replacement. The amount of life left on the drives after the warranty expires depends heavily on how they’re used, and most self hosters are pretty gentle on their drives. I could see replacing the drives that are heavily used, but replacing all drives just because their warranty expired seems like a waste of money and effort.
If you have a spare pci-e port you can get a card that adds a USB controller. Some m.2 ports also have a pci-e channel you could use with an adapter.