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winger
May 21, 2012Tutor
"Reallocated sector count has increased" email notification
Model: ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition [X-RAID2] Firmware: RAIDiator v4.2.12 Disk Setup: Four (4) Seagate ST31000528AS [931 GB], purchased separate from the RNPP unit. On 5/16/2012, received the fo...
StephenB
May 23, 2012Guru - Experienced User
If the reallocation is done in response to a read error, then the data is corrupted (since it could not be read). In a redundant Raid array the data should be automatically recovered.
winger wrote: .One interested thing the tech rep stated - that the reallocated sector error does NOT mean data was relocated from bad to good sector(s). He claims data could have been lost or corrupted.
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