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Again no luck with the firmware update boot cd. This time, I got it to boot (using an external drive), but it just says that the drive would not be compatible with the updater. Unless one of you here comes up with another angle on this, I'll probably just dump the drive and buy a new one once my array is full.

All right, I did the procedure that you recommended: smartctl, extended self test, smartctl. I attached both reports, everything passed cleanly. smart.txt is before the test, smart2.txt is after. I tried to update the drive last night and didn't have any success: the updater cd that I created with the tool from the Dell website will not boot my machine. I'll try a different machine later and see if that will do the trick. smart.txt smart2.txt

Yes, I shut the machine down to check the cables again. Unfortunately, I don't have any other log. My most important concern right now: in this state, is my array safe if one of the other drives goes? As you can see from the screenshot, there is nothing on the 501LJ, so it wouldn't be a problem to remove it and create a new config without that drive. Thank you, Max.

I already double- and triple-checked the cables. Everything's fine. I also tried a different SATA cable for this disk.

Please find attached the requested files. Best, Max. syslog.txt.zip

Hello, I am running an unRAID Pro (6b15) instance with 8 disks (1 Parity, 6 Data, 1 SSD Cache). For a few days, one of the data disks shows a grey arrow in the Dashboard and Main section, and it says "Parity Status: Data is invalid" on the dashboard. This has happened before and I fixed it for the moment by creating a new config. I also swapped the disk in question with a different one of the same brand (Samsung 501LJ). What does the error message mean, what should I do now, and is there a chance that this may be related to a firmware problem with the 501LJ that can cause problems in RAID(0|1) setups? See here: http://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=10020 Thank you for any kind of advice, Max.