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Disks fail to spin down 3 weeks after upgrade
Perhaps coincidental.. Upgraded a ReadyNas duo v1 to 2 x 1TB Seagate drives (from "approved" list). All seemed fine after couple restarts (file operations, and media streaming fine) for 3 weeks or so...
Well, that seems to have fixed it, for now at least!
It is curious that when this problem occurred, the ReadyNAS had become very sluggish to user inputs via Frontview; 10's of seconds for any response, if any. That issue was cleared up by a reboot (via front panel button), but the lack of spin down persisted. There had been a regular (and short) backup to an external USB drive the night before, but that seemed normal.
FWIW, the old drives were Seagate ST3750528AS, while the new ones are Seagate, ST31000340NS (chosen from the Netgear compatibility list, based on alleged 5 yr warranty + vibration "protection"; probably a naïve faith on my part). No other changes made to the NAS.
Thanks for your suggestion!
It is curious that when this problem occurred, the ReadyNAS had become very sluggish to user inputs via Frontview; 10's of seconds for any response, if any. That issue was cleared up by a reboot (via front panel button), but the lack of spin down persisted. There had been a regular (and short) backup to an external USB drive the night before, but that seemed normal.
FWIW, the old drives were Seagate ST3750528AS, while the new ones are Seagate, ST31000340NS (chosen from the Netgear compatibility list, based on alleged 5 yr warranty + vibration "protection"; probably a naïve faith on my part). No other changes made to the NAS.
Thanks for your suggestion!
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