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Dead ReadyNAS...how to recover the data
Wrong category, but community doesn't have one for "My ReadyNAS just died".
I have a very old (8 years?) ReadyNAS NV+ that just died (no power whatsoever). Model description included in the pic...
Thanks...but I looked on eBay. My model wasn’t available and as I couldn’t be sure that my drives could be read by other models I feel that's a gamble.
There are usually several NV+ units on eBay, though just three right now that I see. Just make sure you get a V1 (silver, with internal power supply), not a V2 (black, V2 on the front lable, external power supply). Note that many on eBay think they have a V2, or even a V3, but really have a V1 because of a blunder on Netgear's part in chosing a moniker for the next generation NV+. Of course, some folks on eBay also believe their unit is worth far more than it really is.
The only other NASes that can use your drives as-is are the old Infrant 600 models, Inftant NV (no plus, looks like the NV+ except no display), the 1100 rack-mount, and the Duo V1 if you only have 2 drives (or 3 and can recover without redundancy from two). Other than the Duo's, those show up for sale much less often than the NV+.
There are options for using a current model to recover data with Netgear's assistance, but you already said you were not inclined to go with another NAS.
The temporary extenal supply still seems best for you. See also this thread: ReadyNAS-NV-RND4000v3-Device-not-powering-on-Looking-for-help
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