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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => D-Link Storage => DNS-323 => Topic started by: Robocub on July 03, 2009, 09:57:31 AM

Title: Can firmware be updated without HD present?
Post by: Robocub on July 03, 2009, 09:57:31 AM

I was wondering if the DNS-323 firmware can be updated without having any hard drives present in the bays?
I have a lot of data on the drives and don't want to risk loosing it with a firmware update to the device.

Title: Re: Can firmware be updated without HD present?
Post by: fordem on July 03, 2009, 02:26:08 PM

It depends on the firmware version you're upgrading from - the early ones didn't allow any operation without a hard drive.

Having said that - you need to bear in mind that simply removing the disks and powering the unit up without them can place your data in jeopardy, depending on the configuration the disks are in - back up the data before doing anything.