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NAS Disk Test - 3rd test extremely slow.
Having conducted 2 tests previously taking about 3 hrs 15 mins (See http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=79874), I was slightly perturbed to find the test started last night has only jus...
Thanks - This is like counting eels in a bucket with your bare hands. :shock:
StephenB wrote: Have you updated firmware since the last tests?
There was a bug earlier on when the firmware mistakenly declared the test completed before it actually was.
Also the test will pause if spindown is enabled on the drive (resuming when the drive spins up again).
Yes
StephenB wrote: Have you updated firmware since the last tests?
That's useful. So earlier timings were/MAY be incorrect.
StephenB wrote: There was a bug earlier on when the firmware mistakenly declared the test completed before it actually was.
Could you elaborate please? Having enabled spindown does not mean the disc is not spinning (at normal speed).
StephenB wrote: Also the test will pause if spindown is enabled on the drive (resuming when the drive spins up again).
My logs show the spindown was enabled before the start of the test and disabled in the middle.
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