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Hep Upgrading ReadyNAS Duo Storage space
Hi, I've been running my ReadyNAS with 2 x 1TB HDD and just recently started getting near the limit and wanted to upgrade. I've purchased a 2TB drive and my idea was to put one 2TB into bay 2 an...
TheDJLewi wrote:
I didn't think it mattered what drives you had in these NAS devices?
It does matter, although the HCL on the duo is so old it isn't useful. There aren't many users who've used P300 drives, so I don't know much about them. Normally I recommend 2TB Seagate Ironwolf or WDC Reds for the duo.
That said, I'm not saying it's the P300s. It'd possible this drive was damaged (and arrived DOA), or it might be something wrong with the disk bay in the NAS.
Can you test the drive in PC? Also, did you have a drive in slot 2 before?
The recommended procedure is to hot-insert the first 2 TB disk into slot 2, and let it resync. Then hot-swap the disk in slot 1 (no need to move anything from slot 2 to slot 1).
Try powering down, and removing the 2 TB drive. Then confirm that you can boot the NAS and that your data is ok.
After that, run the manufacturer diags on the 2 TB disk (lifeguard for Western Digital, seatools for Seagate).
What model disks did you select? Also, what firmware is running on the NAS?
Hi, thanks for the replyThe 2TB disk is a Toshiba P300 drive. The firmware of my ReadyNAS is 4.1.16.
I didn't think it mattered what drives you had in these NAS devices?
TheDJLewi wrote:
I didn't think it mattered what drives you had in these NAS devices?
It does matter, although the HCL on the duo is so old it isn't useful. There aren't many users who've used P300 drives, so I don't know much about them. Normally I recommend 2TB Seagate Ironwolf or WDC Reds for the duo.
That said, I'm not saying it's the P300s. It'd possible this drive was damaged (and arrived DOA), or it might be something wrong with the disk bay in the NAS.
Can you test the drive in PC? Also, did you have a drive in slot 2 before?
One very messed up drive can cause none to be detected, so that's a likely cause. I doubt it's just because of the drive brand.
If you verify the drive is OK using a PC, a next step would be to insert just the new drive in bay one, let it initialize, then power down and swap it to bay 2. That will test that both slots work and the drive is compatible.
If all that works, my only other thought is that your power supply is too weak to spin up two drives.
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