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Upgrade , fix, or replace readynas nv?
Hello all, I purchased a readynas nv with 4 x 750GB drives in september of 2006 (I think the amazon order was for ~$3K). Overall, I've been impressed with open community built upon the readynas, t...
I didn't read all of mdgm's post (he will have only good information for you) but here's my six bits:
1. You seem to have a noise problem and that can be the fan (cheap fix) or one or more of the drives (expensive fix these days). If it's the fan, replacing it should be a no-brainer to do.
2. If you have had 6 years of trouble-free service from your NV, pat yourself on the back and thank Netgear and your lucky stars as that is an excellent track record!
3. I'm not clear on how a 4x750GB NAS backs-up a 7x2TB workstation, but in any case your NV is ready for retirement.
I'd get a new NAS and relegate the NV to some other purpose, maybe "backup this-or-that to it and turn it off most of the time" or something.
1. You seem to have a noise problem and that can be the fan (cheap fix) or one or more of the drives (expensive fix these days). If it's the fan, replacing it should be a no-brainer to do.
2. If you have had 6 years of trouble-free service from your NV, pat yourself on the back and thank Netgear and your lucky stars as that is an excellent track record!
3. I'm not clear on how a 4x750GB NAS backs-up a 7x2TB workstation, but in any case your NV is ready for retirement.
I'd get a new NAS and relegate the NV to some other purpose, maybe "backup this-or-that to it and turn it off most of the time" or something.
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