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gordonsteve
Aspirant
Jan 19, 2021

Hot swap readynas nv+ problem

Hi All, Bit streesed here. Drive 3 faling so installed new drive. No email sent re swap or resync. Leds 2 & 3 now blinking alternativly about every sec. Lcd screen show use & capacity Cant logo...
  • gordonsteve's avatar
    gordonsteve
    Aspirant
    Jan 20, 2021

    Thanks for the reply.

    Will try again but Raidar was not finding NAS.

     

    Just a thought, should a brand new drive be formated in PC first?

     

    • StephenB's avatar
      StephenB
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jan 20, 2021
      gordonsteve wrote:

       

      Just a thought, should a brand new drive be formated in PC first?

       

      No.  The NAS will format it.

      • gordonsteve's avatar
        gordonsteve
        Aspirant
        Jan 20, 2021

        Thanks again.

        OK so I've reinstalled old drive 3 and all back up working.

        Radiar ok

        frontend ok

        the log error said 'blinking disk 3' (so was disk 2)

        I will try again to swap but maybe a cold swap this time after full backup :)

         

        Doesthe readynas nv+ box have a use by date, guess there getting a bit ancient?

         

        Regards

        Steve

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