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rev1
Dec 20, 2013Aspirant
ReadyNAS Duo - Drive 1 dead no matter which drive
I've had my Duo for several years. Recently, the drive 1 led continuously flashes and FrontView indicates dead or needs attention. I swapped the drive with a backup drive and something. then I put ...
StephenB
Dec 27, 2013Guru - Experienced User
It might be broken (a failed SATA interface or a damaged connector). But you could try a factory reset with only drive one inserted, and see if that works. If it does, try hot-inserting drive 2. Any data would be wiped, so you'd need to reinstall addons, reconfigure, and restore from backup.
rev1 wrote: Finally completed the backup. As mentioned in earlier post, I can put the good drive in slot 1 and the Duo says it is dead or needs attention. Is the unit broke or is there anything I can do?
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