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ReadyNas Duo V1 (Sparc) dead disk recovery
I've got a dead disk (1 TB Seagate) from my ReadyNas Duo V1 system, has been disk one, got more and more errors, went dead, couldn't start the NAS up, Frontview didn't couldn't recognize it, it would...
If you were running raid-1 (or xraid) you could try booting with only disk 2 installed.
Linux reader will read a healthy data disk in a duo v1 ( http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/ ) However, your drive isn't healthy, and might not be readable at all.
I suspect cloning won't be possible either, but it is perhaps worth a try. You'd need a cloning program that does sector-by-sector copying.
I've been googleing Seatools (found Seagate USB External drive diagnostics) and it says: "Be sure the drive is connected directly to the computer using a USB port, not using a docking station or hub" - does this mean, I have to connect the drive directly via SATA to USB cable, rather than putting it in a housing for external drives and connect this to USB?
No, it means not to use a USB hub. But I think that's manly for drives that are powered by the USB where the hub may be overtaxed. A USB housing or docking station with a separate power supply and connected directly to the computer USB port will work fine for all but a couple of the advanced tests. You do want "Seatools", not something specific for Seagate-branded USB drives only.
Didn't work, so I have to assume the drive is dead. Only way is data recovery service, i guess...
But thanks for your help. And now I have to decide if I want to keep the V1 or browse for a newer one. I don't have any commercial use for it, so it doesn't have to be the newest one, a used, cheap one will do it - it just should be a little easyer to handle with newer software and services than the V1. Any suggestions?
The equivalent NAS in the current lineup is the RN102. It does the same things your v1 duo does, but with higher performance.
But prices have dropped since you purchased the v1, so if you look at the current street prices you'll probably find that the RN212 (and maybe even the RN312) sell for about the same amount as you paid for the v1.
The main reasons to consider the higher end models:
(a) Apps (and some services like antivirus) run much better on the higher end devices.
(b) If you care about streaming media (particularly over the internet to your mobile device) then the higher end NAS are much better options. Both support on-the-fly media transcoding, so they can adapt the data rate to fit your connection speed. The RN212 is actually a bit more powerful than the RN312 for this - it is spec'd to transcode 1080p video in real-time.
(c) Netgear has begun enforcing its software support policies more strictly. The RN300 and above have free lifetime email/chat software support. The RN100 and RN200 series only have 90 day installation support - any other software support will be charged for.
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