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General comments regarding to 104 device
I'll be honest, I purchased the 104 as in the UK its price has dropped so much that its just about the cheapest 4 disk bay device I could find. I also had a number of old disks that I could put in it,...
The locking up problem is becoming unmanageable for me. The 104 is spending two days re-synching and then locks up after a day or so. (I've submitted a request for help to support.)
I probably deserve this. I was running an NV+ and lost 3TB of files last year, mostly due to my ignorance. I followed the Manual instructions for recovering from a lockup and it promptly wiped my data. The NV+ locked up again a couple of weeks ago and this time I decided to buy a new RN104 and transfer the data, in the hope that NTGR had improved their software with the later model...
Any other fool would have switched to a different manufacturer I suppose and not risk being burnt twice. ("Fool me once...")
It really annoys me because this forum is the best thing going for ReadyNAS devices. Great support and interesting insights into the various devices.
I probably deserve this. I was running an NV+ and lost 3TB of files last year, mostly due to my ignorance. I followed the Manual instructions for recovering from a lockup and it promptly wiped my data. The NV+ locked up again a couple of weeks ago and this time I decided to buy a new RN104 and transfer the data, in the hope that NTGR had improved their software with the later model...
Any other fool would have switched to a different manufacturer I suppose and not risk being burnt twice. ("Fool me once...")
It really annoys me because this forum is the best thing going for ReadyNAS devices. Great support and interesting insights into the various devices.
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