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New HDDs failing in Pro 2
Hello, I've been running a ReadyNAS Pro 2 with two 2TB WD red drives. I primarily use it as a backup and media server. I recently bought two 3TB drives (also red) to expand. Along the way I did somet...
bgg1 wrote:
With one old drive in, everything else (except for the few corrupted folders) seems to be working well - I can access all other files (at least the ones I tried), and can stream movies on Plex to my phone from both the drive and from an attached USB drive.
I'm not sure what the underlying issue is.
Options I see are
(a) try again on the new hard drive install/expansion. That might work, but some file corruption likely remains.
(b) format one of the 3 TB drives in a PC, and copy the data off the NAS to it. Then remove both 2 TB drives, and do a factory install with the remaining 3 TB drive. Reconfigure the NAS, install your apps, and restore the data from the copy. Then move the 3 TB drive from the PC to the NAS. This will take longer, but will ensure that everything is clean when you are done. You'd also preserve both of the 2 TB drives.
I'm on my phone and accidentally tapped on accept answer, but I'm not done yet. Not sure if that can be reversed, but I'd appreciate further advice until I'm up and running with the new disks.
Thanks
Thanks
Thanks.
So do I have to do anything to the new drive before inserting?
bgg1 wrote:
So do I have to do anything to the new drive before inserting?
No. Just insert it into the NAS with the NAS running.
bgg1 wrote:
But assuming the original drives don't get harmed in this process, is that sufficient as a backup stand in?
you might confirm that the second original disk boots up ok if it is in the NAS by itself. Power down the NAS first, then swap the disks and see what happens.
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