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Just Want to Make Sure I'm Going to Do this Right!
Hello All, I just purchased a ReadyNas Ultra 6+. It's sitting on my desk next to me. I haven't powered it on. About a year ago I purchased a Ultra 4 but had a lot of problems getting it to work ...
You grabbed the ultra-2 boot menu instructions. An ultra-6 has a front panel status display, so the instructions are simpler.
So you will know with certainty what boot menu choice you are executing, since you will read it on the display.
The alternative method is to use your PC to delete the partitions from all the drives. Then the Ultra will automatically do a factory default reset. This has the advantage that you can also look at the SMART statistics, and weed out any disks with reallocated sectors or similar issues.
You will put less stress on the drives if you put them all in at once. If you add them sequentially, you will re-write all sectors on the already-done drives every time you put in a new disk.
BTW, there is no need to wait to install RAIDar, you might as well put that on your PC first. RAIDar will show you the current status, and after the OS is installed you will be able to log into FrontView. That will show you the progress. Though the estimated completion times are frequently too long.
1. Power off your unit.
2. Using a straightened paper clip, press and hold the Reset button.
3. Press the Power button to power on the unit.
4. Continue to press the Reset button until the status display screen shows an boot menu message.
5. Press the Backup button to scroll through the boot mode options.
6. Press and release Reset button to confirm your boot menu selection.
The system boots in the selected boot mode.
So you will know with certainty what boot menu choice you are executing, since you will read it on the display.
The alternative method is to use your PC to delete the partitions from all the drives. Then the Ultra will automatically do a factory default reset. This has the advantage that you can also look at the SMART statistics, and weed out any disks with reallocated sectors or similar issues.
Should I start with all four drives installed? Or one? Or two? My thought is that perhaps I should start with only one installed - if something goes wrong, then it won't corrupt all four drives at once.
You will put less stress on the drives if you put them all in at once. If you add them sequentially, you will re-write all sectors on the already-done drives every time you put in a new disk.
BTW, there is no need to wait to install RAIDar, you might as well put that on your PC first. RAIDar will show you the current status, and after the OS is installed you will be able to log into FrontView. That will show you the progress. Though the estimated completion times are frequently too long.
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