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blinke
Jun 18, 2019Aspirant
Data Degraded
Hello, Today it seems one drive my have crashed, I have RN526X00 (4MC266E200091) unit. the front says Data degraded, all drive lights a blue and when I go into the admin page it only shows 5 out ...
StephenB
Jun 18, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Marc_V wrote:
contacting your re-seller or the disk manufacturer is the option.
Start with the reseller - as they will give you a new drive with the full 3 year warranty.
Western Digital will RMA a recertified drive, and you will lose 2 years of warranty.
blinke
Jun 18, 2019Aspirant
Hello,
So I'm waiting on the reseller in the meantime would you suggest I replace the drive with one that is half the size so at least I can get thing stable?
Bill
- StephenBJun 18, 2019Guru - Experienced User
blinke wrote:
would you suggest I replace the drive with one that is half the size so at least I can get thing stable?
It would need to be the same size or larger.
If you have an up-to-date backup, then I think it's fine to wait for the the actual replacement.
If not, then I recommend putting a backup plan in place for your NAS.
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