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Author Topic: Add 2nd drive  (Read 4656 times)

kcan3000

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Add 2nd drive
« on: November 13, 2010, 01:25:13 PM »
Currently running single Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB as Volume 1 in standard config in a 2 month old DNS-321 - trying to add Volume 2 - identical drive.  After installing the new drive and booting up I do not receive a format prompt.  When trying to access the admin page via browser or Easy Search, it hangs, either way.  I have tried restore factory defaults several times.  Running static ip so no conflict. 

When I remove the new Volume 2, I can then access admin page/configuration without problem although it eventually hangs while running through any configuring.  My first though is a defective drive.  However, when I first received the 321 I set up it up with 2 x 1 TB Spinpoints.  Vol 2 went bad after a few weeks.  So this new drive is a replacement for that.  Is there an issue the the 321 as opposed to the drive itself? 

Any recommendations would be appreciated.
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gunrunnerjohn

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Re: Add 2nd drive
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2010, 02:06:34 PM »
Test the drive off-line on a PC with the Samsung diagnostics.
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craig__1

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Re: Add 2nd drive
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2010, 09:40:46 AM »
Is it possible the new drive has partitions or data already on it that is casuing issues?

Try deleting all partitions on the new drive via some other system (yes, a pain).

If that fails, try writing junk data to the drive.  I'm wondering if it has some boot block info that is being processed by the dns-321?

Good luck,
-craig
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kcan3000

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Re: Add 2nd drive
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2010, 11:37:18 PM »
Thanks for the input.  The drive was new - not formatted.  I pulled this drive and formatted in a pc - no problem, so any potential partition etc is gone, if in fact that was the problem.  After reinstalled in the 321, same issue - no prompt.  Get to Web UI but will not load config page.  When I pull the drive and just run single volume, again can load config page, but again eventually hangs.  Thoughts?
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