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vedeja · 2008-05-02 17:21:14

I am replacing a failed (or so the DNS thinks) drive. Must I format my newly purchased HDD to ext2 before inserting it into my DNS? Or can I just shove it in "off the shelf" and the RAID1 array will rebuild (yeah, that was two questions)?

fordem · 2008-05-02 19:05:36

First - backup your data (just to be safe) - next power down the DNS-323, remove and replace the failed drive, and then power it back up, log into the admin webpage and it should prompt you to format the drive after which it will reboot and resync.

If the replacement drive is "clean" - ie has no partitions and no data, you should have no trouble - if it has been used before, you might like to try installing it in a system and deleting any partitions that are on it - every once in a while, the DNS-323 will get confused and format the wrong drive, and it is my belief that using a clean drive reduces your chances of problems.

vedeja · 2008-05-02 19:15:51

Backup - done. Would it be possible to mount the faulty drive in Windows and sweep the partitions there? I still think the "degraded" drive could be somehow OK. I ordered a spare anyway, just in case.

fordem · 2008-05-02 20:01:23

It should be possible - Windows - at least XP - can sometimes refuse to let you manipulate partitions made by other OSs, but I believe I done exactly what you're proposing at least once.

vedeja · 2008-05-03 13:28:42

vedeja wrote:
Would it be possible to mount the faulty drive in Windows

It is detected by BIOS but not recognized by Vista, ie not visible in My Computer/Manage. Any suggestions on how to proceed?

Last edited by vedeja (2008-05-03 13:29:25)

fordem · 2008-05-03 15:32:44

Vista probably has a utility called diskpart, but - if it's there. it'll be a command line interface (CLI), and if you're not familiar with it you can end up doing more harm than good - I wouldn't want you deleting partitions on your Windows system drive.

Go to the Samsung website and see if they offer a disk diagnostic utility - most disk manufacturers do, there should be a way to make a bootable CD, and you can disconnect the Windows drive, connect the "failed", boot from the CD and there should be a low level format utility that will effectively wipe the drive.

vedeja · 2008-05-03 22:28:43

fordem wrote:
Vista probably has a utility called diskpart, but - if it's there. it'll be a command line interface (CLI), and if you're not familiar with it you can end up doing more harm than good - I wouldn't want you deleting partitions on your Windows system drive.

Thanks for the hints. I am quite comfortable with CLI but if YOU don't want me deleting stuff - guess if I don't want me to...

Anyway, seriously, I found this over at Sumsung http://www.samsung.com/global/business/ … _Tool.html I will try it out and hope for the best while waiting for the new drive to arrive.

fordem · 2008-05-03 22:32:11

It's not so much the CLI as diskpart itself - it's not that intuitive - and I've found when dealing with "remote support" it's usually safer to assume the person at the other end isn't "CLI familiar" most users aren't

vedeja · 2008-05-04 21:35:15

I have sucessfully perfomed a low level format on the faulty drive. But when I insert it into the DNS the box won't even boot properly. I remains in the state where the power LED is flashing but does not become available on the network. When removed, the DNS works again. I have also swapped the healthy drive from the left to the right bay and it is still OK, whereas also the faulty HDD produces the same error in both bays. So, I guess the disk is broken after all. Thats too bad, dead at such young age... Anyone else running Transmission 24/7 suffered the same? I think a well manufactured piece should last longer at that level of usage.

Now I'll wait for Monday and a fresh delivery of some magnetic disks in an aluminium casing.

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