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how long should I expect "booting" to show? (NV+ V2)
Hi All, I came into my office today to hear a repetitive clicking and intermittent beeping coming from my NV+ V2, and nothing useful (just a series of non-English characters) on the top display, an...
If its been booting for more than 5 minutes or so, then I would try powering down, removing drive 1 and rebooting.
If that works, then drive 1 is the bad drive. If not, power down again, re-insert disk 1, remove disk 2, and reboot again.
If you have a Windows PC you can confirm the dead drive using vendor diags (seatools for seagate, lifeguard for western digital). You'll either need to use an internal SATA slot+power, or use a USB adapter/enclosure.
IF the drive is under warranty, you can RMA it to the manufacturer - they will return a recertified drive. Probably not the best replacement for a NAS, but it could be used somewhere else.
If that works, then drive 1 is the bad drive. If not, power down again, re-insert disk 1, remove disk 2, and reboot again.
If you have a Windows PC you can confirm the dead drive using vendor diags (seatools for seagate, lifeguard for western digital). You'll either need to use an internal SATA slot+power, or use a USB adapter/enclosure.
IF the drive is under warranty, you can RMA it to the manufacturer - they will return a recertified drive. Probably not the best replacement for a NAS, but it could be used somewhere else.
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