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ReadyNAS X6 with repeated disk failures on same channel
I have an aging X6 (original one, PN: RNX6S2000-009). Several months back it began occasionally sending "RAID event detected" emails ("RAID sync started on volume C.", then "RAID sync finished on v...
The Infrant ReadyNAS X6 came with a 1 year warranty. I think there might have been an option to extend it to 3 years but it would be well out of warranty by now.
What version of RAIDiator are you running?
The X6 does not support hot-swap. So you did power down the NAS before adding the replacement disk right?
Was the replacement disk unformatted or was it a used disk?
Could you open up the unit and check it for dust and remove dust if you find it?
Your spare disks would be quite old by now (even though they may not have been used before) and may have problems with them not necessarily detected by SeaTools. Could you try e.g. SpinRite on the drives? Are you able to try a new disk?
What version of RAIDiator are you running?
The X6 does not support hot-swap. So you did power down the NAS before adding the replacement disk right?
Was the replacement disk unformatted or was it a used disk?
Could you open up the unit and check it for dust and remove dust if you find it?
Your spare disks would be quite old by now (even though they may not have been used before) and may have problems with them not necessarily detected by SeaTools. Could you try e.g. SpinRite on the drives? Are you able to try a new disk?
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