If the IX2 NAS fails, is it possible to recognize the hard drives on another system for data recovery?
1296384
No it is not and this is one of the big problems with this system. If the box fails you are screwed. I had this happen to me and I took it to two computer guy friends and they were not able to extract the files from a linux system. Ended up taking to data recovery experts and $800 later I had my files.
1296385
This is one of the big failures of this device. The file system is a Linux virtual volume group. I've been able to read it on Linux but once read, if put back in the ix-2 it hangs. Firmware is very sensitive to any changes. I would not want to trust my data to it.
125382
I don't any of the data error recovery capabilities, but I wouldn't expect any in it. You can replace drives and restore from backups. The manual for this model is here: http://buffalo.jp/support_s/guide/path/lswxl/en/manual/manual.html
381012
IF you do not have a user account that has access to a share on that drive then you will get an error mapping the drive.I thought there was a util;ity built in that would map a drive for you. i hve upgraded to a netgear nas
104430
They should work. However, you will want hard drives that are made to be used in a NAS. I used cheap hard drives in a NAS (not Synology) once and when there was a failure all the data on all the hard drives was lost.
2266446
I have two 4TB drives of different models. I'm running Windows 8, and I occassionally have to run "chkdsk /f y:" due to corrupted disks. I have 2 3TB drives that don't have this issue.
138599
rbohl is right. RAID 1 will give you 2 disks that are mirrored or copied and in sync byte for byte. Please use hot swappable hard drives in RAID arrays., Seagate and Western Digital (called RED model) have disks made for NAS devices. I would go as far as looking at the website for "approved" hard disks for the NAS you purchased. If one hard drive fails, the second is the backup in a RAID 1 config. The Synology will rebuild itself once the bad hard drive is replaced with a new hard drive.
145636
No because it is reconditioned. All info can be found on the net at San Disk.
1755138
You should be able to replace it without compatability issues but it will not perform at maximum specifications if the interface is not sata III
1562358
I have the Seagate 2tb and I also run Windows 7 and it just asked me to upload an out of date app but it works. That's all I can tell you.
1363894
Well, I do not know as it seems pretty neatly closed, but there is always the alternative to use an external and/or network accessible drives. That's what I do over a Gigabit network. Good luck.
1933543
If the device (Synology DiskStation) failed then you would be able to recover the data by either mounting the drive to a Linux system or by loading the drivers for EXT File Systems in Windows. This is of course assuming you are using either a RAID1 or JBOD setup (RAID 0 would require reconstructing the array). If the drive fails and you have a RAID 1 array setup then all you need to do is follow the steps linked here: http://www.synology.com/en-global/support/tutorials/485
1598051
NO.I've tried this configuration as well and realized that NAS only recognizes the first HD in bay. Could not find any workaround for that so, I decided go for a 4 bay NAS storage. Currently I use this NAS as printer server only.
545222
Yes you can. There's multiple options at your disposal, such as Synology Data Replicator.
2083340
No. And, sadly, even the back-ups that they do allow might not work. I'm having a problem right now where I can't backup to a USM (Seagate plug-in drive). The NAS fails after it can't reallocate some internal memory.
1541878
It requests a wd red nas drive if the hard drives you have are nas drives I dont see why they wouldn't work the two disks do not need to match in size
657103
When considering these types of questions - I would pull the current bad drive an match the serial numbers up. This is what I did for the SAN I was working with. Management console may also provide more detail on the type of drive used. Otherwise look at IBM site for info on supported drives. I would not recommend any mixing of drives within a SAN, check for firmware updates on the storage system also.
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probably if you can get it work at all! Every restart I did resulted in it loosing the date and needing reformat (that was two new drives! both same problem).