Hi,I need your help pls. In my RN104 I have 4+2+2+4 TB disks. Now one ( the oldest one 2TB ) died, on admin page appeared status: Degraded ( yellow mark ). Volume type RAID 5.So I bought brand new WD RED 4TB hdd and replaced it to NAS ( 4+2+4+4 TB now ). But thy system is after one hour still on degraded status and in Volumes I can see only 3 old diks and not the new one.Is it normal while data are migrating on new disk, or is the new disk broken ?Or must be a brand new disk formated in some way first to be seen in Volumes ?Thx for your answers

Do you have XRAID enabled? (Check for a green stripe on the XRAID button on the volume tab). If XRAID is enabled, then try rebooting the NAS next.

Yes, I have Xraid enabled and maybe thats why I cant do new Volume on new HDD ?But in the picture in the menu Volumes I can see only 3 drives a the place of new one is empty, not grey drive, like on this picture:https://community.netgear.com/t5/New-to-ReadyNAS/ReadyNas104-Adding-a-new-hard-drive/td-p/984673 In manual on Netgear site i found:https://kb.netgear.com/22896/How-do-I-reformat-a-previously-formatted-disk-on-my-ReadyNAS-OS-6-desktop-storage-systemandhttps://kb.netgear.com/22891/How-do-I-access-the-boot-menu-on-my-ReadyNAS-104-204-214-or-314 I would try do to Factory default with only the new disk ( the 3 old disks take out from NAS ), but I need to know, that if I won´t be sucessfull, I can put back my 3 old drives and the data will still be on them.

majtik wrote: I would try do to Factory default with only the new disk ( the 3 old disks take out from NAS ), but I need to know, that if I won´t be sucessfull, I can put back my 3 old drives and the data will still be on them. Don't do that, it won't accomplish anything. If you try to add the three old drives back, you will lose all your data. You'd have to boot with only the old disks installed, and then reinsert the new one. Then reformat it to add it to the array, which undoes the factory default. The NAS doesn't seem to be detecting the new disk. That suggests the disk might have failed (perhaps during shipment). Can you test it in a Windows PC with WDC's lifeguard program? You can attach it either with SATA or using a USB dock/adapter.

Then reformat it to add it to the array, which undoes the factory default. 1. How can I do that ? ( step by step pls ) Can you test it in a Windows PC with WDC's lifeguard program? You can attach it either with SATA or using a USB dock/adapter I attached it firstly using USB adapter - Win 10 - In administration of disk, I can see it, but it is not incialized - I tried - but got some error - but this can happen when connected via USB adapter ( as I found in some discussions ) )I will probably open PC case and connect it directly via SATA cable, but if I make inicialization and format in PC , is it possible to add it to the NAS without Factory default and loosing of my data ? Or can I use WDC's lifeguard program without inicialization ( or with inicialization but without format ) ? And last general question: If I have only disk from PC ( formated FAT 32 or NTFS ) and want to use it in NAS ( Xraid) to replace one of disks, it is impossible to preserve my data on NAS ???

majtik wrote: Then reformat it to add it to the array, which undoes the factory default. 1. How can I do that ? ( step by step pls ) The point is not to do that, it accomplishes nothing. majtik wrote: I attached it firstly using USB adapter - Win 10 - In administration of disk, I can see it, but it is not incialized - I tried - but got some error - but this can happen when connected via USB adapter ( as I found in some discussions ) ) You don't want to initialize it. Lifeguard should still be able to detect it and test it. majtik wrote: And last general question: If I have only disk from PC ( formated FAT 32 or NTFS ) and want to use it in NAS ( Xraid) to replace one of disks, it is impossible to preserve my data on NAS ??? You can't preserve data that way, the NAS isn't using those formats.

RN104 and replacing HHD with brand new one

13 Replies

StephenB
Guru
Dec 29, 2017
Do you have XRAID enabled? (Check for a green stripe on the XRAID button on the volume tab).

If XRAID is enabled, then try rebooting the NAS next.
- majtik
  Aspirant
  Dec 29, 2017
  Yes, I have Xraid enabled and maybe thats why I cant do new Volume on new HDD ?
  But in the picture in the menu Volumes I can see only 3 drives a the place of new one is empty, not grey drive, like on this picture:
  https://community.netgear.com/t5/New-to-ReadyNAS/ReadyNas104-Adding-a-new-hard-drive/td-p/984673
  
  In manual on Netgear site i found:
  https://kb.netgear.com/22896/How-do-I-reformat-a-previously-formatted-disk-on-my-ReadyNAS-OS-6-desktop-storage-system
  and
  https://kb.netgear.com/22891/How-do-I-access-the-boot-menu-on-my-ReadyNAS-104-204-214-or-314
  
  I would try do to Factory default with only the new disk ( the 3 old disks take out from NAS ), but I need to know, that if I won´t be sucessfull, I can put back my 3 old drives and the data will still be on them.
  - StephenB
    Guru
    Dec 30, 2017
    majtik wrote:
    
    I would try do to Factory default with only the new disk ( the 3 old disks take out from NAS ), but I need to know, that if I won´t be sucessfull, I can put back my 3 old drives and the data will still be on them.
    
    Don't do that, it won't accomplish anything. If you try to add the three old drives back, you will lose all your data. You'd have to boot with only the old disks installed, and then reinsert the new one. Then reformat it to add it to the array, which undoes the factory default.
    
    The NAS doesn't seem to be detecting the new disk. That suggests the disk might have failed (perhaps during shipment). Can you test it in a Windows PC with WDC's lifeguard program? You can attach it either with SATA or using a USB dock/adapter.

Forum Discussion

RN104 and replacing HHD with brand new one

13 Replies

Related Content

ReadyNAS RN104 fresh setup to replace Seagate NAS

RN104 upgrading/replacing disks

ReadyNAS RN104 Drive degraded, ATA error

Replacing hdd in rn104

Replace rn104 with?

NETGEAR Academy

ProSupport for Business