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ARM and Sparc
Good day folks,
I'm a bit confused with the netgear nas duo v2....the story is this...I bought a Netgear NAS duo RND 2000 V2 a couple of weeks ago with the intent of using some GB disks that I had lying around. Shortly after buying it, plans changed and I got all excited when I read the hardwear compatibility list as it indicated I could use 3TB disks provided I was running a certain firmware level for ARM procs. I checked the firm on my device only to find out that it is running sparc and the hardware compatibility list for sparc does not support 3tb disks.
The suggestion on some of posts is that all V2's are arm which does not appear to be accurate. Does anybody know what the real deal is with SPARC v ARM on DUO V2?
Thx all
I'm a bit confused with the netgear nas duo v2....the story is this...I bought a Netgear NAS duo RND 2000 V2 a couple of weeks ago with the intent of using some GB disks that I had lying around. Shortly after buying it, plans changed and I got all excited when I read the hardwear compatibility list as it indicated I could use 3TB disks provided I was running a certain firmware level for ARM procs. I checked the firm on my device only to find out that it is running sparc and the hardware compatibility list for sparc does not support 3tb disks.
The suggestion on some of posts is that all V2's are arm which does not appear to be accurate. Does anybody know what the real deal is with SPARC v ARM on DUO V2?
Thx all
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The real deal is that this topic is confusing. All V2s are ARM, but it is not that easy to tell V1s from V2s. mdgm has a useful article here: How to tell whether I have a Duo v1 or Duo v2 or NV+ v1 or NV+ v2. I guess the bottom line is that you only thought you bought a Duo v2. If you are still within the return period of your supplier, maybe you can exchange it.ConfusedOne wrote: Good day folks,
I'm a bit confused with the netgear nas duo v2....the story is this...I bought a Netgear NAS duo RND 2000 V2 a couple of weeks ago with the intent of using some GB disks that I had lying around. Shortly after buying it, plans changed and I got all excited when I read the hardwear compatibility list as it indicated I could use 3TB disks provided I was running a certain firmware level for ARM procs. I checked the firm on my device only to find out that it is running sparc and the hardware compatibility list for sparc does not support 3tb disks.
The suggestion on some of posts is that all V2's are arm which does not appear to be accurate. Does anybody know what the real deal is with SPARC v ARM on DUO V2?
Thx all- A quick way of telling if you have a Duo V1 or V2 is the colour of the chassis:
Duo V1 - metallic black
Duo V2 - metallic dark grey
Also, looking at the rear panel:
Duo V1 - 60mm fan
Duo V2 - 92mm fan - which takes up whole width of the rear panel - My main point is the need to tell what you are getting at the time of purchase (assuming on-line). As V1 inventory is disappearing, that problem will soon vanish, but right now it is still very easy to buy a V1 when you want a V2 (or vice versa). Looking for the -200 in the part number probably the best method there.
- Still going to be an issue with the second hand market especially if users want to use another ReadyNAS to recover their data. Assuming the seller is posting actual images of the device is going to be important. It's possible in some stores there could be some v1 units still stocked for a while.
- Thanks Tim. I've just added that colour difference to my page. The "ReadyNAS Duo v2" on the front of the unit at the bottom right or "ReadyNAS Duo" (on the v1) is another quick way of telling.
I've included several ways of telling which is which in my article so people can choose which they want to use to suit their specific situation. - Another difference in the NV+ v1 versus the NV+ v2 which I picked up on by looking at the ReadyNAS images that mdgm posted in his article is that the NV+ v2 now has an external power brick similar the the Duo (v1 and v2) whereas the NV+ v1 as we all know has the internal PSU. I had seen the lower power rating in the specs, but had not picked up on the fact that it uses an external power brick. I'm not sure if I like that or not.
- Yes it does use an external power brick. Positive is one less thing in the NAS that needs to be cooled down.
- Chaps,
Thank you for the good replies. I read the bits and yes indeed I do have a V1. The label on the bottom of my NAS which ends with RND2000 v2 is what through me. Anyway thank you all. - You're not the only one to be thrown (btw it's threw not through, they are homonyms) by that. There's been a number already and I'm sure there'll be a number more.
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