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One disk crashed, then another shortly after.
Specs: Model: ReadyNAS NV+ Radiator: ? RAID Type: ? - The propriety raid system that the NV+ has Number of drives: 4 Drive Size: 1TB*4 Drive Manufacturer: wd caviar green wd10ears Drive Model: ...
Your drive's heads have parked themselves to death. This is very common with Green drives, and I have successfully restored data from an array with four Green drives in RAID5 (in a Qnap device). You can use raid reconstruction tools and likely get most or all data back.
Note that the array doesn't need to be used to die -- on th contrary, heavy usage might stop the drives from killing themselves, as they cannot park their heads as often.
Note that the array doesn't need to be used to die -- on th contrary, heavy usage might stop the drives from killing themselves, as they cannot park their heads as often.
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