This video goes over how to tell if your hard drive is dying on Synology NAS or any other NAS brand by using SMART test. Links to back blaze articles mentioned on forums: https://forums.spacerex.co/t/massive-report-of-hard-drive-failure-rate-back-blaze-data-from-235-608-hard-drives/422 Info on WD Drives throwing warnings after 3 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLGi8sPLkLY Drives that I use (affiliate)* Amazon: https://amzn.to/435hcIK BH Photo: https://bhpho.to/3MmbnRG #NAS Hire Me! https://www.spacerex.co/hire-me/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=is-hard-drive-failing Support the Channel & Get Early Access to ALL Videos: null Post on the forums: https://forums.spacerex.co/ TOC 00:00 Introduction 00:23 How do drives die? Hard drives vs SSDs 01:53 SMART data 04:36 One of my drives might be dying 05:53 Running a SMART Test 09:35 Running a Speed Test 13:07 Conclusion *These are affiliate links, which means that if you purchase a product through one of them, I will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for supporting my channel!