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"Found Bad Disk" Recovery
I have an NV+ with 4.1.8. It's been running for several years. Recently it refused to boot with the message "found bad disk" on the LCD. Based on info from searching around in the forum, I pulled d...
I suspect you likely have one or more bad disks. You already determined that disk 1 is a problem. I can appreciate your desire for troubleshooting, but be careful testing the way you are. You've identified a disk problem, what you don't want is the NAS to kill your existing volume on one of these power up attempts.
Regarding your defective disk, I pointed you in the direction of Spinrite for more than just to test. Spinrite is known for its ability to bring back disks from the dead. Seriously. The disk must be electrically working and recognizable in BIOS, and if it is, Spinrite is worth a shot. If it doesn't work for you GRC will refund your $ if you request it.
Run Spinrite at level 2 on all 4 of your disks (I recommend you do one at a time). Make sure you mark where each disk went. They must be returned to the same slot in the NAS or your X-RAID is GONE!
With Spinrite, use a PC and preferably an Intel motherboard SATA controller. If you run into problems set your SATA controller to IDE mode for the purpose of running Spinrite on the 4 disks. Be sure to return it to AHCI mode after you've finished testing all 4 (if thats where it was set) or your host disk on that PC will fail to boot.
Keep in mind that if the disk(s) are recovered you should boot your NAS and immediately copy off your important data. Sometimes Spinrite can get you going just long enough to get your data...
I am speaking from personal experience. Spinrite works!
Regarding your defective disk, I pointed you in the direction of Spinrite for more than just to test. Spinrite is known for its ability to bring back disks from the dead. Seriously. The disk must be electrically working and recognizable in BIOS, and if it is, Spinrite is worth a shot. If it doesn't work for you GRC will refund your $ if you request it.
Run Spinrite at level 2 on all 4 of your disks (I recommend you do one at a time). Make sure you mark where each disk went. They must be returned to the same slot in the NAS or your X-RAID is GONE!
With Spinrite, use a PC and preferably an Intel motherboard SATA controller. If you run into problems set your SATA controller to IDE mode for the purpose of running Spinrite on the 4 disks. Be sure to return it to AHCI mode after you've finished testing all 4 (if thats where it was set) or your host disk on that PC will fail to boot.
Keep in mind that if the disk(s) are recovered you should boot your NAS and immediately copy off your important data. Sometimes Spinrite can get you going just long enough to get your data...
I am speaking from personal experience. Spinrite works!
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