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Moving drives
Hi would this work. As previously posted. I now have an rn312 . I also have a duo v1 with 2 bt drives. 1 . Put in a single spare 500 gig unused drive into the 312 . 2. Copy all files across...
On (1), as long as you are getting a Pro-6 or ultra-6 of some sort (e.g., and x86 NAS running 4.2.x firmware), you can migrate. But you won't be able to migrate if they send you an RN316 or and RN516.
On (7) the NAS will wipe the drives on a cold boot if it doesn't think they are formatted for it. But if the drives are formatted for that ReadyNAS family (4.2.x firmware in this case), then it shouldn't wipe the drives on a cold boot.
I still suggest making sure you install whatever firmware you were running on the old 600e (using the scratch disk method) into the new unit's flash before attempting to migrate your drives. Otherwise, it will attempt to upgrade/downgrade the firmware on the disks to match what is in the flash.
On (7) the NAS will wipe the drives on a cold boot if it doesn't think they are formatted for it. But if the drives are formatted for that ReadyNAS family (4.2.x firmware in this case), then it shouldn't wipe the drives on a cold boot.
I still suggest making sure you install whatever firmware you were running on the old 600e (using the scratch disk method) into the new unit's flash before attempting to migrate your drives. Otherwise, it will attempt to upgrade/downgrade the firmware on the disks to match what is in the flash.
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