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Remove inactive volume to use the disk - error msg rcvd after replacing bad disk with a new disk
I replaced bad disk in slot 2 with a new one. Booted up RN214-4. Error msg says to delete inactive volume on disk 2 to use it. Did that, twice. System still shows same inactive volume error. And system reports that the volume on disk 1 is degraded. The data on disk 1 is still there and accessible.
Thanks.
Model Version: ReadyNAS 214
Firmware: 6.9.5
OS: Windows10
R_W wrote:
Formatted
Then normally you need to select the disk on the volume page, and then click on format again. The NAS won't automatically add a formatted disk to the array.
Though another option (IMO better) is to connect the disk to a Windows PC (USB or SATA) and test it with vendor tools (Seatools for Seagate; Lifeguard for Western Digital). If the non-destructive long test passes, then run the destructive write-zeros test. That will unformat the drive, and also gives some confidence that the disk is in good shape.
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