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loss of array after drive failure; problems with ST3500320AS
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What firmware are you running on the NAS?
An OS reinstall is an option in the boot menu which reinstalls the OS from the flash onto the OS partition. It doesn't wipe the existing partition, but it does do some cleanup. Like the clean install you just did, the admin password is reset to netgear default; also the IP configuration is reset to DHCP. Other settings and add-ons are preserved, and the data partition is not wiped.
An install image is kept in the NAS flash. When you do a factory default from the boot menu, or install empty drives (as you did with your 524AS), the NAS creates an OS partition on the drives, and boots from them.
RTSwiss wrote: I'm not sure about the OS reinstall. Does it reside on the drives or in non-volatile memory of some sort?
An OS reinstall is an option in the boot menu which reinstalls the OS from the flash onto the OS partition. It doesn't wipe the existing partition, but it does do some cleanup. Like the clean install you just did, the admin password is reset to netgear default; also the IP configuration is reset to DHCP. Other settings and add-ons are preserved, and the data partition is not wiped.
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