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[ascharf]

Hi,

My DNS-321 Failed after the NYC blackout.  It must have shorted out.

So I have ordered a DNS-325.

Will I be able to load and read my mirrored disks from my DNS-321 without having to rebuild the disks?

Are there instructions available on how to do this without having the new DNS-325 setup wiping out the disks?

Thanks.

Alan

[JavaLawyer]

My DNS-321 Failed after the NYC blackout.  It must have shorted out.

So I have ordered a DNS-325.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I am still without power in Manhattan (as of 11/4), one of the last complexes still without power on the East side.  Although  I powered down my two DNS-343s before the mandatory evacuation (I still have yet to go back), I'm fearful of potential surge damage when they re-engergize our complex.

Will I be able to load and read my mirrored disks from my DNS-321 without having to rebuild the disks?

Are there instructions available on how to do this without having the new DNS-325 setup wiping out the disks?

Here's the closest I can come to offering an answer: Due to changes in the file systems, the DNS-320 can only directly read DNS-323 HDDs configured as "Standard Volumes". The DNS-320 is in the immediate family as the DNS-325 and shares similar (if not identical) formatting schemas; while the DNS-323 is somewhat closer in age to the DNS-321 (the DNS-321 is older and may diverge from the DNS-323 in the way of HDD formatting).

If you need to access your DNS-321 data, please see this post: DNS-325 - Data Recovery (Windows PCs)

[ascharf]

JavaLawyer,

Thanks very much for your reply and software info.

I myself have used RTool's Drive Image for many years and have found that program to be totally reliable without all the bells and whistles of other imaging software, i.e. it just does what it's supposed to do. 

So I'm glad they make a product I can use here.

Regards,

Alan