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Author Topic: Adding another Hard Drive to DNS-323  (Read 6059 times)

mdntblu

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Adding another Hard Drive to DNS-323
« on: January 23, 2010, 08:30:56 PM »
I have a DNS-323 with 1 Samsung 1TB hard drive. I am pretty sure I put it in the slot that it said to put it in when I bought it.  I now have another Samsung 1TB hard drive.  I want to put it in and make Mirroring Raid 1.  If I add the second hard drive will it lose all my data on my 1st drive?

Thanks
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lizzi555

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Re: Adding another Hard Drive to DNS-323
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2010, 12:45:02 AM »
Yes, the DNS will format both drives for the new RAID1 configuration.
So better back up your files.
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gunrunnerjohn

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Re: Adding another Hard Drive to DNS-323
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2010, 06:49:53 AM »
Actually, if you look around here, you'll see that you should be able to add the drive and create the array without losing the data.

With that being said, you do NOT want to be screwing around if that's your only copy of the data!

Remember: Data you don't have at least two copies of is data you don't care about.
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Remember: Data you don't have two copies of is data you don't care about!
PS: RAID of any level is NOT a second copy.

krenkey

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Re: Adding another Hard Drive to DNS-323
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2010, 01:44:48 PM »
I added a second drive to the nas and did not loose my data, created the raid 1 and all was fine
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