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Inserting drives back into wrong bays OK? Firmware 4.1.15
Hello everyone sorry for being nervous and asking something that maybe is obvious. The PSU died and I quickly learned that you buy a replacement from the U.K and it’s on its way. The disks are al...
Hello again oohh god I love this forum and my NETGEAR device. It worked like a charm. My 7 year old device is like new again and everything is working like before. The PSU came from the U.K yesterday (http://www.evercase.co.uk/) and I got around to try to repair it today. No problem. The PSU went in and I started with just one disk. Sure enough I could retrieve log files and while scanning in “disk_smart_2017_03_27” I got the essential data
***** Disk SMART log for channel 1 [hdc] ***** Serial Number: WD-WCAV5E264276
***** Disk SMART log for channel 2 [hde] ***** Serial Number: WD-WMC1U3502395
***** Disk SMART log for channel 3 [hdg] ***** Serial Number: WD-WCAV5D794158
***** Disk SMART log for channel 4 [hdi] ***** Serial Number: WD-WCAV5E263207
Disks were mounted in that order and the ReadyNAS NV+ started, booted and worked perfectly again. I also took the opportunity to upgrade to RAIDiator 4.1.15.
I will keep this device for as long as possible, and probably swap out disk by disk to newer ones. Is there any need to upgrade the RAM from 256MB to 512MB?
Super! I'll post back as soon as I get the PSU delivered & mounted, and my nerves in order.
Hello again oohh god I love this forum and my NETGEAR device. It worked like a charm. My 7 year old device is like new again and everything is working like before. The PSU came from the U.K yesterday (http://www.evercase.co.uk/) and I got around to try to repair it today. No problem. The PSU went in and I started with just one disk. Sure enough I could retrieve log files and while scanning in “disk_smart_2017_03_27” I got the essential data
***** Disk SMART log for channel 1 [hdc] ***** Serial Number: WD-WCAV5E264276
***** Disk SMART log for channel 2 [hde] ***** Serial Number: WD-WMC1U3502395
***** Disk SMART log for channel 3 [hdg] ***** Serial Number: WD-WCAV5D794158
***** Disk SMART log for channel 4 [hdi] ***** Serial Number: WD-WCAV5E263207
Disks were mounted in that order and the ReadyNAS NV+ started, booted and worked perfectly again. I also took the opportunity to upgrade to RAIDiator 4.1.15.
I will keep this device for as long as possible, and probably swap out disk by disk to newer ones. Is there any need to upgrade the RAM from 256MB to 512MB?
KalleJ wrote:
Is there any need to upgrade the RAM from 256MB to 512MB?
I've seen some users report an increase in large-file transfer speed when they added memory. The max is 1 GB.
The NV+ v1 can be fussy about memory, so if you are ok with the current performance I suggest leaving it alone.
KalleJ wrote:
I will keep this device for as long as possible, and probably swap out disk by disk to newer ones.
Max disk size is 2 TB btw.
If the volume is very old, you might need to remove the current disks, and insert all of the new ones (doing a fresh factory install), and then restore the data from a backup. http://www.rnasguide.com/2011/06/22/why-you-might-want-to-factory-reset-a-sparc-readynas/
Super - I will keep it as it is. With some reading-up I suppose one can understand that SMART+ information from the disks, to learn if any of them is going south and needs pre-emptive swapping.
KalleJ wrote:
With some reading-up I suppose one can understand that SMART+ information from the disks, to learn if any of them is going south and needs pre-emptive swapping.
Yes. Reallocated and pending sector counts are the most important stats. If either starts to rise, it is time to replace the disks.
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