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Dead RND4000 (ReadyNAS NV+)
Hello, I have an RND4000 (ReadyNAS NV+) that appears to have died. I've replaced the power supply unit and still no action, so I guess it's a circuitry fault somewhere. The unit has a 3-driv...
user4202 wrote:
One more question if you can advise - would the differing versions of RND4000 make any difference in being a host for recovery?
Any NV or NV+ v1 model will work. Note the NV+ v1 needs to say ReadyNAS NV+ on the front panel. Don't worry about RND4000v2 or RND4000v3 labels - they denote small hardware revisions of the same platform. Best to test it with a spare disk first. After installing the spare, either match the firmware to your original NAS or install 4.1.16. Try booting the NAS with the spare disk in every slot.
The NV+ v2 (which says ReadyNAS NV+ v2 on the front panel) will not work. Ultras, Pros, or NVXs will not work either.
Assuming your 3 drives are in XRAID/RAID5, you could use a Duo (V1) as well if it's just for file recovery. The volume will show up as "degraded" because of no redundancy, but you should have the same access as you would on a 4-bay system with a failed drive.
Thank-you for the advice, I'll contact the R-Studio guys and keep an eye out for a working NV/NV+ to buy...
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