To begin, good news: Samsung EcoGreen
F2 1.5 TB (HD154UI) works perfectly in the Synology NAS DS107e. That said, the replacement procedure is neither simple nor quick. One solution is to clone the original disk
to find an identical configuration. The second solution is to start from scratch by reinstalling the system on the new disk. This second solution is longer, but lets start on a clean system and to upgrade its management options and configuration. It is this second solution I chose and I am presenting in this post. My first try with the Synology Assistant was a failure, and the recommended solution to address
Nothing has been done. Here is the procedure that finally worked.
Nothing has been done. Here is the procedure that finally worked.
I did this step on Linux. To prepare the new disk, you must install to a desktop or in an external hard drive. We start by removing all hard disk partitions (with gparted for example). Then, to prepare it, just run the following command: dd if = / dev / zero of = / dev / sdl bs = 1M conv = noerror
sdl must be the point of access to your disk (identified by gparted for example). This process took a mere ten hours.
Mount the new drive in the Synology then download the latest versions of firmware
Synology Assistant sdl must be the point of access to your disk (identified by gparted for example). This process took a mere ten hours.
Mount the new drive in the Synology then download the latest versions of firmware
. Synology Start and wait for the beep. Press the reset button on the back for about 4 seconds until you hear a beep (reset of the IP, DNS and password for the admin account). The Linux version of Synology Assistant
did not work, I performed this step on Windows. Run Synology Assistant
did not work, I performed this step on Windows. Run Synology Assistant
- , select the Firmware
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downloaded then press One-Click Setup and cross your fingers ... Finally, it'll just all set up and copy your data by plugging your old drive via an external box for hard disks.
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