ReadyNAS 4200 drive replacement

[brianharris16]

I received a replacement drive for a bad disk on a 4200 and ended up swapping out the wrong drive. I have let the new disk build overnight and received my alert that it is complete.

I was told by support that I can just simply use the drive I pulled by mistake and replace the bad drive with that now. BUT.......

I have about 24 hours of data changes now, so I am a little cautious. Is it possible to use that drive I incorrectly pulled as it is now without formatting it?

Looking for a second opinion to what I was told.


Thanks!!!

[brianharris16]

Spoke again with Netgear Support and was able to be put in touch with the ReadyNAS group.

Suggestion was to perform a low level format and the reinsert drive.

So not as easy as swapping but more comfortable with that answer.