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Marova
May 10, 2018Aspirant
ReadyNas Duo v1 changing hard drive
SOLVED: I didn't hotinsert the new disk, feeling kind of stupid but can't delete this discussion...
Ok, so a couple of month's back I started having trouble with one of the hard drives (drive 1...
- May 10, 2018
Sometimes the linux drivers will mark the interface as down when the drive fails (depending on exactly how it failed).
If you have access to the data, you should do a backup (since it is at risk).
After that, try powering down, removing the drive, and rebooting the NAS with the slot empty. Then hot-insert the disk (with the NAS running).
StephenB
May 10, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Sometimes the linux drivers will mark the interface as down when the drive fails (depending on exactly how it failed).
If you have access to the data, you should do a backup (since it is at risk).
After that, try powering down, removing the drive, and rebooting the NAS with the slot empty. Then hot-insert the disk (with the NAS running).
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