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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...
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.
Hi Lause67,
You may want to check these ReadyNAS OS 6 data sheets below for comparison:
ReadyNAS® 100 Series Network Attached Storage (NAS)
ReadyNAS® 200 Series Network Attached Storage (NAS)
ReadyNAS 300/500/700 Series Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
If you do buy something newer, uo may want to consider the V1 as a backup. I started with an Infrant NV and slowly moved up with mostly used replacements. The NV's served as backups for quitre a while before I upgraded the backups as well. I wouldn't want to stream 1080p content off an NV+ (I tried, it didn't work well) or Duo V1, but they are fine for backups done in the dead of night when speed isn't a factor.
Having had a NAS somehow lose the entire data volume, probably recoverable with paid support, I was glad to have that backup and not have to pay for the support. That backup paid for itself that day.
Seems like I need a new (used) one, just now, I've got an email from the NAS (again):
Reallocated sector count has increased in the last day.
Disk 1:
Previous count: 221
Current count: 224
Two days ago I got one claiming the count went from 220 to 221.
Could it be the NAS itself, ripping my disks apart? This is exactly the same way , it started the last time. How? Why? Anything to do or just toss it in the bin?
Lause wrote:
Disk 1:
Previous count: 221
Current count: 224
Two days ago I got one claiming the count went from 220 to 221.
Could it be the NAS itself, ripping my disks apart? This is exactly the same way , it started the last time. How? Why? Anything to do or just toss it in the bin?
The disk itself is providing these error counts, and I know of no software mechanism where the PC (NAS or otherwise) can create bad sectors on a disk drive. Hardware issues (out of spec power, out of range temps, excessive vibration) could result in disk failure, but it seems to me that if that were the case you would know it.
What disk model are you using? Was the replacement Seagate a new just-purchased drive or used? Can you test the drive in a windows PC with seatools?
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