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achillesgr
Oct 03, 2013Aspirant
hdd turn off?
Hello, I just purchased a readynas 102 system with 2T western digitall HDD.since I am wondering if I should leave the system all the time ON . What happens if it is ON and none is accessing the sy...
StephenB
Oct 03, 2013Guru - Experienced User
Right now the drives do not spin down. Some posts from Netgear suggest that it is in their plans.
The best way to prevent damage is to connect up a UPS to the NAS (one of the models that has a USB interface that the RN102 can monitor). Also, you should put a backup strategy in place.
The best way to prevent damage is to connect up a UPS to the NAS (one of the models that has a USB interface that the RN102 can monitor). Also, you should put a backup strategy in place.
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