Learn About Internal Desktop Drive RAID 0 & RAID 1 Support

WD Desktop drives (WD Green, Blue, Black, and Red) have been tested and can be used for use with RAID systems when set in RAID 0 (Stripe) or RAID 1 (Mirror).

• WD advises using a Desktop drive in a RAID array with no more than two drives.
• WD is not able to provide technical support for setting up either hardware or software RAID.
• Support for the RAID array can be obtained from one of these sources:
  1. The RAID controller maker.
  2. The RAID software creator.
  3. The Operating System (OS) creator.
• Check the health of the drive before using it in a RAID array.
  
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Critical: WD Blue, Green, or Black hard drives are not advised for use in RAID arrays using: Enterprise HBAs Expanders Multi-bay chassis 24x7 RAID applications   WD Gold, Red, or UltraStar drives can be used for these arrays.