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Saram
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Apr 12, 2021
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Ready NAS 104: identify failing drive

Hi, This morning I heard clicking noises (click of death?) coming from my Ready NAS 104. I shut down the device and when I turned it on there were no more clicks. Regardless, I want to change the dr...
  • StephenB's avatar
    Apr 12, 2021

    Saram wrote:

     

    Upon checking the HDD status I got the following:

                HDD one has ATA error: 103

                All others have ATA error: 0

     

    I wanted to confirm if HDD one should be replaced

     


    It is concerning, though one question is whether the count is growing or stable.

     

    ATA isn't the only one that matters - you can see the others by downloading the log zip file, and look in disk-info.log.

     

    I suggest running the disk test from the volume settings wheel.  That might restart the clicking.  After the test, download the logs again and take another look at disk-info.log and see what changed.

     

    BTW, if a disk is clicking, it should be replaced no matter what the count is. 

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