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[SwatKat]

Hello! I currently have a Seagate 1Tb as volume_1 in my NAS. I want to add a new drive and found some instructions as follows:
"adding/upgrading a disk to the DNS-323 single drive mode with f/w v1.06

1. power off the DNS-323.
2. take the front bezel off.
3. remove drive(s) from bays.
4. install the new drive -ONLY- in the empty or upgraded drive bay.
5. power on the DNS-323
6. go to the web GUI and format new disk.
7. after format is done power down the unit. (do not reboot DNS-323 from web GUI)
8. reinstall the other drive back in it's original bay.
9. power on the unit.
10. Done. you should be able to access both disks and still have your data on the existing drive."

As I cannot backup the data on my existing drive and don't want to cry after the data being lost, I am asking:

I. The instructions stated above are correct? Should I do that or otherwise?
II. The new drive should be exactly the same as the old one? I won't use Raid or JBOD.

Thanks

[gunrunnerjohn]

All I can say.


Remember: Data you don't have at least two copies of is data you don't care about.