Email addy req'd to install v5.3.5?

PapaBear wrote:

NASNoob wrote: Should I have a pending disk failure, either I can NOT view the NAS in Net Neighborhood, or, RAIDar would not see/display my NAS. Not exactly. If you have a pending drive failure, you should receive alerts if the e-mail alerts are set up. If you have a drive failure, you would also receive alerts, yet can still access the shares via Network Neighborhood and RAIDar would also be able to see the NAS would would on the display indicate the drive that had failed. Only if the array is degraded would your statement be true. I can state for a fact that on sparc based (NV+) units with a two drive array (same as the Duo) with one dead drive you can still access the files, for I have done so. After replacing the failed drive while the unit is resynching the array, you can still access the files although response is slower. The above situation is also true for 4 drive arrays and x-86 units.

PapaBear,
I will defer to your experience. I have not yet had any trouble of this type from my Duo-V1. Yes, I accept your share of the if/when scenario. I have lived through many hard drive failures (single and RAID) in the past.

My DUO-V1 continues to operate 24/7, with its' rattly cooling fan. I did feed v4.1.8 my personal 'bogus' email address. Thankfully, 'Frontview (V1)' then allowed me to fully disable any/all Alerts permanently! :D
'Dashboard' does NOT allow such a choice. :x This is my point.

I do send my drives to 'sleep' after 2hrs of inactivity. I think they spend many hours sleeping. So, when I do ask for the NAS, I get to wait as the disks spin up. This is not a problem to me. Perhaps we just use our NAS differently?
Yes, I do expect 'my' failure may be a drive motor failure!!! :wink:

I will accept what you share. I have no experience with this. I understand you use and like 'alerts.' Fine. I have trouble with a piece of equipment on my LAN operating as a background email delivery object that requires connection to my external ISP.
Let's just agree that we have different views on personal Internet security. OK?