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Duo v2 wipes data after power off.
I have a readynas V2 duo that every time the power dies it loses all configuration i have tried resetting it, RAIDar doesnt give me the optin to format the disks, I have also removed drives and tried to format via windows but when i do try that in disk management it comes up as not initialized then says disk not ready. I am at a loss on how to fix this.
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Your disks are locked. They can be unlocked using hdparm. See e.g. https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/ReadyNAS-nv-v2-factory-reset-after-every-restart-disks-locked/td-p/1127437
This problem typically happens if a factory reset is done and a secure erase is aborted. Doing a secure erase using RAIDar again should fix this but a secure erase can take a very long time to run.It should do one more factory reset and then it should no longer do a factory reset each boot. Make sure you don't select the "secure erase" option in RAIDar. That option is only useful if you're wanting to secure erase disks prior to disposal or repurposing of the disks in the system to make extra sure that the data that was on the disks is gone forever.
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