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New Ultra 4 RNDU400 and 3TB Drives
Hi, Thanks to the forum members I have finally decided to buy the Ultra 4 RNDU4000 (4-bay). I also purchased 2 3TB drives by Seagate. From the HCL: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 3 TB ...
To update the disk's firmware you would need to connect the disk to an internal SATA port in your PC.
Put one 3TB disk in the NAS and do a factory default. If the NAS firmware is older than 4.2.16, update to 4.2.16 (http://www.readynas.com/RAIDiator_x86_4_2_16_Notes) then to the latest firmware. Then power down, put the other disk in and do a factory default via the boot menu: http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu
In Frontview (web-admin interface of the NAS) you can check the disk firmware under Status > Health > SMART+
Put one 3TB disk in the NAS and do a factory default. If the NAS firmware is older than 4.2.16, update to 4.2.16 (http://www.readynas.com/RAIDiator_x86_4_2_16_Notes) then to the latest firmware. Then power down, put the other disk in and do a factory default via the boot menu: http://www.readynas.com/kb/faq/boot/how_do_i_use_the_boot_menu
In Frontview (web-admin interface of the NAS) you can check the disk firmware under Status > Health > SMART+
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