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RND4000v2 (ReadyNAS NV+ v2) Won't Boot
The unit is stuck on the following message "Checking root FS" it has been stuck on this for hours, how do I get past this?
clarky100 wrote:
The replacement drive has some data on it, what is the best way to format it before installing
Again, you don't want to format it. Rather you want to unformat it.
With windows, right click on computer and select manage. You can then right-click on any "volumes" shown in the windows disk manager for the drive, and delete them.
Or use a vendor disk diag (lifeguard or seatools), and use the test to zero the drive. There's a quick-erase test in one of them (I forget which) that zeros sectors at the beginning and end of the drive. That will wipe the partition info, so the NAS will see an unformatted drive.
You can simply remove the current drive with the NAS running, and insert the replacement.
Its better to keep it blank - don't format it.
The replacement drive has some data on it, what is the best way to format it before installing
clarky100 wrote:
The replacement drive has some data on it, what is the best way to format it before installing
Again, you don't want to format it. Rather you want to unformat it.
With windows, right click on computer and select manage. You can then right-click on any "volumes" shown in the windows disk manager for the drive, and delete them.
Or use a vendor disk diag (lifeguard or seatools), and use the test to zero the drive. There's a quick-erase test in one of them (I forget which) that zeros sectors at the beginning and end of the drive. That will wipe the partition info, so the NAS will see an unformatted drive.
Thanks Stephen, put the new drive in and the RAID is rebuilding, pulled the old faulty drive out and formatted it and it is good.
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