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did my readynas duo v2 finally die?
i got this used in 2011 from an acquaintance. Since I bought 2 new drives (WD red) in 2012 since one drive went kaput and I wanted to keep the same model drives. I had issues before where power outag...
mrputtputt wrote:
I reformatted my 3.5" drive and it's usable in windows 11. But then i plug it into the NAS, i still get the same beeps. Time to call it quits and declare it dead?
I still am wondering if it is the disk. The NAS has no speaker, so it actually can't beep - all it can do is flash the LEDs. If you are hearing beeps, they are coming from the disk - which is not a good sign. WD says to replace the disk if you hear them. But this could also indicate a power problem, especially if you don't hear them when they are connected to the PC. Still, the very slow formatting time in Windows suggests the disk isn't very healthy.
So I think the three possible causes remain on the table:
- failed disk
- power issue with the adapter
- failed chassis
But I think it does make sense to move on.
Personally, I am going to run my own Duo v1 (and NV+) as long as they work. But I won't spend much (if anything) to fix them when they eventually fail. My primary storage and backups are hosted on newer, faster NAS, these two are only used as secondary backups.
That said, you could alternatively do a risk buy of a compatible power adapter, and/or a replacement disk. Total US cost would be around $125 (assuming a 2 TB purchase). The disk could be used in the new NAS if this fails, so the risk is only the cost of the power adapter.
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thanks StephenB for clarifying the version. Oddly the bottom sticker says V2 and it's always been confusing then which firmware to run. It's been stable for the past few years without the need for factory reset. We had power failures before and oddly it recovered so not sure on this.
i actually just got a sata connector with power this time since my previous connector i used for 2.5" and m-sata didn't enough power to power up the drive. I found the led pattern also and oddly one time and switching up the drives including an old one i just kept on backup, i managed to get 1 just the drive slow blink. but i cannot replicate and it's back to the original no disks detected
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it's taking quite a bit of time to format and that's what i thought too - see if i can reformat and see if that works. i actually started doing that vs. seeing your post to use WD dashboard software but i have the other drive still i can do that on. So far, at least the connectors or the drive's hardware isn't bad because windows can see it and is formatting, though stuck at the same number of 49% for a while now.
i thought the original duo was only limited to 1tb (many many years now from my recollection). so i bought 1 tb only. nonetheless, i'll just start researching new NAS's what to replace especially since i have to use an old firefox browser due to TLS to access it (vs. using raidar).
mrputtputt wrote:
i thought the original duo was only limited to 1tb (many many years now from my recollection).
Actually 2 TB. My own duo v1 has two 2 TB drives in it.
well unsure how the firmware can be reloaded since powering up with the reset button pressed (pressed even for at least 30 secs) isn't doing anything. I reformatted my 3.5" drive and it's usable in windows 11. But then i plug it into the NAS, i still get the same beeps. Time to call it quits and declare it dead?
mrputtputt wrote:
I reformatted my 3.5" drive and it's usable in windows 11. But then i plug it into the NAS, i still get the same beeps. Time to call it quits and declare it dead?
I still am wondering if it is the disk. The NAS has no speaker, so it actually can't beep - all it can do is flash the LEDs. If you are hearing beeps, they are coming from the disk - which is not a good sign. WD says to replace the disk if you hear them. But this could also indicate a power problem, especially if you don't hear them when they are connected to the PC. Still, the very slow formatting time in Windows suggests the disk isn't very healthy.
So I think the three possible causes remain on the table:
- failed disk
- power issue with the adapter
- failed chassis
But I think it does make sense to move on.
Personally, I am going to run my own Duo v1 (and NV+) as long as they work. But I won't spend much (if anything) to fix them when they eventually fail. My primary storage and backups are hosted on newer, faster NAS, these two are only used as secondary backups.
That said, you could alternatively do a risk buy of a compatible power adapter, and/or a replacement disk. Total US cost would be around $125 (assuming a 2 TB purchase). The disk could be used in the new NAS if this fails, so the risk is only the cost of the power adapter.
my mistake. i put "beeps" but i meant blinks! i have 2 more drives to try and re-format and stick in. it was fairly slow to format, yes. i figure because they're more nas type drives? speed is less important than reliability especially if data just moves on a cat 5e? efforts now is just for kicks and a secondary NAS as i'm deciding on the next one. i don't like throwing stuff away that "might" still be salvageable.
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