Comments on: Maxtor Shared Storage II NAS Device http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:51:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mr. Mark http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-33468 Mr. Mark Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:06:04 +0000 #comment-33468 I have a Maxtor Shared Storage II NAS version 3.1.28 and after about 4 months it was making a strange noise so I quickly went out and bought a Buffalo Linkstation NAS to copy everything to. After copying everything to it, the Maxtor stopped making the noise. However, I am an expert on this kind of stuff and I found both the Maxtor Shared Storage II and the Buffalo NAS to be lousy (I am being polite.) Maxtor support is difficult to find now that Seagate has taken them over and the Buffalo NAS failed faster (it lasted 2 months) than the Maxtor NAS (both operating in RAID mode). I finally bought a Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ [X-RAID]. NOW, I am happy. I guess I'll try and sell the Buffalo Linkstation LS-WTGL/R1-V3 on eBay (as is) or take the drives out of them and use them as backup devices.... The Netgear has Linux under the hood and I utilized that capability to migrate. Netgear is going to own this market and X-RAID is fantastic. None of the other systems can even get close. The Netgear will cost twice as much but it is worth it! I have a Maxtor Shared Storage II NAS version 3.1.28 and after about 4 months it was making a strange noise so I quickly went out and bought a Buffalo Linkstation NAS to copy everything to. After copying everything to it, the Maxtor stopped making the noise. However, I am an expert on this kind of stuff and I found both the Maxtor Shared Storage II and the Buffalo NAS to be lousy (I am being polite.) Maxtor support is difficult to find now that Seagate has taken them over and the Buffalo NAS failed faster (it lasted 2 months) than the Maxtor NAS (both operating in RAID mode). I finally bought a Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ [X-RAID]. NOW, I am happy. I guess I’ll try and sell the Buffalo Linkstation LS-WTGL/R1-V3 on eBay (as is) or take the drives out of them and use them as backup devices…. The Netgear has Linux under the hood and I utilized that capability to migrate. Netgear is going to own this market and X-RAID is fantastic. None of the other systems can even get close. The Netgear will cost twice as much but it is worth it!

]]> By: vio http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-29991 vio Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:51:59 +0000 #comment-29991 i ve problem,i dont have maxtor shared storage II cd easy manage..so i cant explore my maxtor..can u sent to me the software..and i ve looking at maxtor solution for driver..but still not work..please help me ..reply on email.. i ve problem,i dont have maxtor shared storage II cd easy manage..so i cant explore my maxtor..can u sent to me the software..and i ve looking at maxtor solution for driver..but still not work..please help me ..reply on email..

]]> By: brian http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-29663 brian Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:44:41 +0000 #comment-29663 This should sum up my experience with this drive: Jeffery H.: Hi, my name is Jeffery H.. How may I help you? : I have the 1TB version of the SharedStorageII NAS unit. For the past couple of months it has been randomly falling off of the network, unable to be found by the installed software utility and unaccessible via the network share : if i reset it using a paper clip in the reset hole, it would work for a few hours and die again. : last night i reset it again : it appeared to be working last night. this evening it is making a high pitched squealing noise and periodically making what sounds like a chirping sound : the top light on the front panel is amber : last night it was flashing b/w green and amber : the bottom light is randomly flashing green Jeffery H.: if its squealing and chirriping then you've got a failed drive. : i have only used it for a total of about 6 hours, but am unsure how long ago i purchased it : can you look up when it was purchased by the s/n? : what is the warranty on this unit? Jeffery H.: it has a 1 year warranty and seems to have expired : i believe i have it configured in raid 10 (usable capacity is 500TB) : is it possible to get it repaired? Jeffery H.: We do not have a paid repair service and the drives are not field repairable. : so it's a $500 paper weight? Jeffery H.: Unfortunately at this point. Jeffery H. has disconnected. This should sum up my experience with this drive:
Jeffery H.: Hi, my name is Jeffery H.. How may I help you?
: I have the 1TB version of the SharedStorageII NAS unit. For the past couple of months it has been randomly falling off of the network, unable to be found by the installed software utility and unaccessible via the network share
: if i reset it using a paper clip in the reset hole, it would work for a few hours and die again.
: last night i reset it again
: it appeared to be working last night. this evening it is making a high pitched squealing noise and periodically making what sounds like a chirping sound
: the top light on the front panel is amber
: last night it was flashing b/w green and amber
: the bottom light is randomly flashing green
Jeffery H.: if its squealing and chirriping then you’ve got a failed drive.
: i have only used it for a total of about 6 hours, but am unsure how long ago i purchased it
: can you look up when it was purchased by the s/n?
: what is the warranty on this unit?
Jeffery H.: it has a 1 year warranty and seems to have expired
: i believe i have it configured in raid 10 (usable capacity is 500TB)
: is it possible to get it repaired?
Jeffery H.: We do not have a paid repair service and the drives are not field repairable.
: so it’s a $500 paper weight?
Jeffery H.: Unfortunately at this point.
Jeffery H. has disconnected.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-24360 Julie Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:06:39 +0000 #comment-24360 Hahaha! Very very cute! :D Hahaha! Very very cute! :D

]]> By: Keilaron http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-24359 Keilaron Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:39:01 +0000 #comment-24359 Here's a watered down (pun not intended) explanation of RAID: <a href="http://keilaron.kicks-ass.org/repository/raid_demystified.jpg">http://keilaron.kicks-ass.org/repository/raid_demystified.jpg</a> Here’s a watered down (pun not intended) explanation of RAID:
http://keilaron.kicks-ass.org/repository/raid_demystified.jpg

]]> By: spl23 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-24358 spl23 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:48:20 +0000 #comment-24358 The DROBO is a triumph of marketing over technology, IMHO. Their claim that RAID is complicated is nonsense - I use a QNAP TS-201 NAS box, and setting up RAID1 on it was a matter of ticking a single checkbox in the setup application and waiting for the box to make the necessary changes. If a drive ever fails, I will be warned by indicators on the front, and an email sent to my address, and to fix it all I need to do is remove the front panel, undo two screws and replace the drive - I don't even need to power the box down - and the RAID will be automatically rebuilt with no input at all from me. The DROBO is USB rather than networked, and requires drivers on the host PC if I recall correctly - it is far less flexible than a NAS box for that reason, as it can't serve files to media streamers, for example, with the host PC powered down - the main use for my (and a lot of people's) NAS. I really don't see what the DROBO offers over a decent NAS to justify the lack of flexibility. Consumer NAS products are not difficult to use or set up these days. The DROBO is a triumph of marketing over technology, IMHO. Their claim that RAID is complicated is nonsense – I use a QNAP TS-201 NAS box, and setting up RAID1 on it was a matter of ticking a single checkbox in the setup application and waiting for the box to make the necessary changes. If a drive ever fails, I will be warned by indicators on the front, and an email sent to my address, and to fix it all I need to do is remove the front panel, undo two screws and replace the drive – I don’t even need to power the box down – and the RAID will be automatically rebuilt with no input at all from me.

The DROBO is USB rather than networked, and requires drivers on the host PC if I recall correctly – it is far less flexible than a NAS box for that reason, as it can’t serve files to media streamers, for example, with the host PC powered down – the main use for my (and a lot of people’s) NAS.

I really don’t see what the DROBO offers over a decent NAS to justify the lack of flexibility. Consumer NAS products are not difficult to use or set up these days.

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-24357 Julie Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:52:25 +0000 #comment-24357 I don't know anything about DROBO drive arrays... Sorry. This Maxtor drive is my first time using RAID. I don’t know anything about DROBO drive arrays… Sorry. This Maxtor drive is my first time using RAID.

]]> By: MrBill http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-24356 MrBill Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:19:53 +0000 #comment-24356 Should I go NAS or the DROBO? It is a decision I will be making within the next 6 months. The trouble with RAID is it's TOO complicated and not user friendly. Should I go NAS or the DROBO? It is a decision I will be making within the next 6 months. The trouble with RAID is it’s TOO complicated and not user friendly.

]]> By: cbsimkins http://the-gadgeteer.com/2007/08/10/maxtor_shared_storage_ii/comment-page-1/#comment-24355 cbsimkins Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:51:48 +0000 #comment-24355 I really want to like this product. But for some reason, I am locked out of access to the log file. Somehow there is no one alive at Maxtor any more and my inquiries to the Seagate site brings no response. I am happy to redo everything except removing and reinstalling MSS software does not fix the problem. I cannot figure out how to do this and have about given up on the Maxtor/Seagate software. As I have another backup program that works, and really wanted to put the function on my network not my main computer, I may be stuck with the Maxtor MSS until I can figure out how to unlock my access. Yes I am working at the administrator level and all that. I can use any help in debugging the MSS or advice on using another backup program on the drive. I am not even sure that I can reformat a networked drive. CBS I really want to like this product. But for some reason, I am locked out of access to the log file. Somehow there is no one alive at Maxtor any more and my inquiries to the Seagate site brings no response. I am happy to redo everything except removing and reinstalling MSS software does not fix the problem. I cannot figure out how to do this and have about given up on the Maxtor/Seagate software. As I have another backup program that works, and really wanted to put the function on my network not my main computer, I may be stuck with the Maxtor MSS until I can figure out how to unlock my access. Yes I am working at the administrator level and all that. I can use any help in debugging the MSS or advice on using another backup program on the drive. I am not even sure that I can reformat a networked drive.

CBS

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