I need to replace a dead drive in my Premium Edition II. The original drives are WD5000AAVS and I would like to replace the bad one with a WD5000AADS since it’s more available and lower cost. They are both Caviar Green and the only difference I can see in the datasheet is that the AADS has a larger …

You will not find such a list normally getting the same model is the way to go however, other users here have been able to use different models with no problem it’s a matter of trial and error

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piecat July 27, 2012, 6:45am 3

I replaced the bad drive with the exact model number as the original (WD5000AAVS) and it’s working again.