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Readynas NV+, stuck in FS 35%
The NAS has four disks, disk 1&2 (volume 1) disk 3&4 (volume 2). Disk 2 failed so I replaced it with the same disk, Seagate ST31000528AS. Upon insertion of disk 2, it starts to check the file system then hangs up on 35%. If I remove disk 2, it starts normally. What am I doing wrong. While in the stuck mode, I cannot gain access to the unit to see what the problem is.
Any help will be greatly apprected.
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clearlink wrote:
The NAS has four disks, disk 1&2 (volume 1) disk 3&4 (volume 2). Disk 2 failed so I replaced it with the same disk, Seagate ST31000528AS. Upon insertion of disk 2, it starts to check the file system then hangs up on 35%. If I remove disk 2, it starts normally.
Sounds to me like the replacement disk is bad. If you like, you could test it in a PC using Seatools (connecting it either with SATA or a USB adapter/dock).
Since this disk model was launched in 2009, you either got very old inventory or a used disk. Either way, that makes it very likely that the disk will have issues. I suggest exchanging it with a new 1 TB Seagate Ironwolf instead. It is compatible with your NAS, and you can mix/match models.
Hi, thank you for the reply. I also thought that the disk might be bad so I checked it with Seatools and it came back good. I know the drive is old, but supposedly this was old new stock. I have other 1TB drives on hand, like the WD10EZRX to try.
clearlink wrote:
Hi, thank you for the reply. I also thought that the disk might be bad so I checked it with Seatools and it came back good.
FWIW, I run the long (non-destructive) test, followed by the full erase test. That is because I have had some out-of-the-box drives that passed one of these two tests, but failed the other.
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