Areca Browser Utility Problem

[Depdoc]

I have an Areca 1120 controlling six HDDs in a RAID 6 setup. I recently replaced all six HDDs which were 250GB with ones that are 1TB. I replaced them one at a time and allowed for a rebuild. As expected, the final volume size is the same as the original.

There is another thread here that outlines the way to reset the volume. It can only be done through the browser console.

My problem is that the Areca Browser console will not allow me to make changes. I have downloaded he browser console from Areca's ftp site. It installs fine and will recognize the RAID volume. I can click on the browser panel in the main screen and the selected information will be displayed. However, all of the functions on the left side of the browser are not functional. I can make no changes.

I am at firmware 1.38, which is an old firmware. I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to update the firmware. To use nflash (DOS based), the firmware has to be at 1.43. And since the browser console does not function, I'm stuck.

Areca tech support has not responded after a week. Hopefully someone here will have an answer that will allow me to easily increase the volume size.

Thanks

 

[Depdoc]

For anyone experiencing this problem, the solution for me was to download Firefox, set it as the default browser and then open the ArcHTTP console. There is an incompatibility with IE7 and ArcHTTP. There is no incompatibility with Firefox.

The firmware updated fine when using Firefox.

 

[Depdoc]

Ok, problem not solved. Once I was able to upgrade the firmware (all 4 files), the browser utility will not longer allow for changes. It has the same problem as described in the first post. Of course, Areca tech support has not answered any of my e-mail requests.

Does anyone here have any insight or solutions?

 

[pissboy]

You have all the files on the new array, right? Why not just format the old drives, backup the array to those disks and create a new array with the 1TB drives? If you prefer to do it the difficult way, just head over to the 2cpu.com forums and talk to Jus, he'll be able to straighten it out.