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Multiple failing Seagate Barracuda ST32000542AS
I bought 3 ReadyNAS (over the course of 5 months), and populated them all with identical Seagate Barracuda's They are the Barracuda LP ST32000542AS model, on the HCL and I chose these because there w...
mdgm wrote: What SMART errors exactly are they getting and what's the count like?
I just got another alert this morning.....
Reallocated sector count has increased in the last day.
Disk 1:
Previous count: 24
Current count: 28
Reallocated sector count has increased in the last day.
Disk 4:
Previous count: 44
Current count: 46
You can power down the NAS, remove the disks (label order), connect them to an internal SATA port in your PC and run a long/extended (can't remember what it's called) SeaTools test on the drives.
I stumbled across this, but it appears to be for Windows/DOS only. My desktop is a mac, and my server machines are all linux. I do have a Windows laptop somewhere, but obviously no SATA on those.
Another option would be to run the "Disk Test" boot option: http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu
I'll try this today
Thanks
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