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Noisy NAS now only has one disk light
I'm a very novice user so please take it easy on the terminology and try your best to give me simpler step by step instructions. I have a ReadyNAS duo v 1. Recently, it was making noise, like a loud...
If you are running 4.1.5, your firmware is ancient. You'd need to upgrade it to use 2 TB drives. The current version is 4.1.12.
If you do go with 2 TB drives, you'd need to do a factory reset. If you get a 1 TB drive you could simply insert it into slot 1 with the NAS running. You'd only get 750 GB of space until you replace the second drive.
Both Seagate and WDC now have drives that are designed for NAS - you might look at the 2 TB models. They are not on the compatibility list, but I would suggest them anyway (Netgear has not updated the HCL for the older NAS models in quite some time).
As far as the NAS itself goes, I have a duo V1 that I am still using for backup. Its been reliable for me, but newer models like the RN102 or the RN312 are much faster.
If you do go with 2 TB drives, you'd need to do a factory reset. If you get a 1 TB drive you could simply insert it into slot 1 with the NAS running. You'd only get 750 GB of space until you replace the second drive.
Both Seagate and WDC now have drives that are designed for NAS - you might look at the 2 TB models. They are not on the compatibility list, but I would suggest them anyway (Netgear has not updated the HCL for the older NAS models in quite some time).
As far as the NAS itself goes, I have a duo V1 that I am still using for backup. Its been reliable for me, but newer models like the RN102 or the RN312 are much faster.
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