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jjaeger
Apr 16, 2014Aspirant
Bad Disks Detected - Message
This evening heard my NV+ from the other room (yes, that far away) and checked it out. LCD screen showed Kernal Panic message - uh oh. Ran a memory test and after a few hours I see the NAS show up i...
StephenB
Apr 20, 2014Guru - Experienced User
When you plug the disk into the PC, windows won't recognize the format, so it won't mount the disk. However, the vendor diagnostics (seatools, WDC lifeguard, etc) should still see it and be able to test it.
Also, tools that show the SMART stats (acronis disk monitor, etc) will see it too, and will report SMART disk health.
Another takeaway is to replace disks promptly when they start producing SMART errors...
I'm glad you are back up. Generally if you have suspect disks, the best strategy is to take care of the backup first before trying the resync. However, it looks like you will get through this scrape with data intact. :)
Also, tools that show the SMART stats (acronis disk monitor, etc) will see it too, and will report SMART disk health.
Another takeaway is to replace disks promptly when they start producing SMART errors...
I'm glad you are back up. Generally if you have suspect disks, the best strategy is to take care of the backup first before trying the resync. However, it looks like you will get through this scrape with data intact. :)
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