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Aspirant

Jan 11, 2016

ReadyNAS Duo V2 Bad Disks Detected

Hello All, I purchased a used ReadyNAS Duo V2 (yes, it's a V2 I checked) and I am trying to set it up. I am using the unit with just a single 2Tb drive for now. I deleted the Volume from win...

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DjGeNeSiS

Aspirant

Jan 12, 2016

Yes, it was the first thing I did.

What do you mean "unsuitable"?

Tried on both bays as a matter of fact and I am getting the "Bad disks detected" error.
I was using the drive for data storage without any problems before inserting it to the NAS. I even backed up its data before deleting the volume (1.3Tb of my files).
I will download the Samsung HDD diagnostics and run them as a next step, but this NAS issue is so frustrating..

Do you have any other ideas?

cpu8088
Virtuoso
Jan 12, 2016
check compatibility list for suitability
- DjGeNeSiS
  Aspirant
  Jan 12, 2016
  I checked. It is supported..
  - StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 12, 2016
    DjGeNeSiS wrote:
    
    I checked. It is supported..
    
    Yes it is.
    
    How old is the drive? There are some old references here about firmware updates being needed on these spinpoint drives. There's not much specific, but you might check out the seagate site and see if you can find any updates (seagate purchased samsung's mechanical drive business in 2011).
    
    Here's the situation as I see it:
    
    You have a NAS which might or might not work, and you are trying to bring it up. Either the NAS is defective, the drive is defective, or there is a compatibility issue with the drive.
    
    You've already done some drive tests, so I thnk the main thing is to rule out the NAS. Do you have some other disk drive you can test with? The NAS will format it, so it needs to be a spare.
    
    I think you also will need to try the vendor diagnostics for the drive. If the diag includes a destructive test to zero the drive, use it in addition to non-destructive long test.