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bullfrog1
Jul 10, 2013Tutor
How Bricked is this unit - SOLVED - bad memory
Hi I own 5 readynas NV+'s purchased from new, we also have 2100's,NVX's at work. I've taken a risk and purchased a second user 2100. When power is applied the USB and disk 2 lights come on solid an...
mdgm-ntgr
Jul 10, 2013NETGEAR Employee Retired
Marto73, bullfrog has already said that he can't get access to the boot menu. The light pattern he mentioned suggests it is probably getting stuck before the NAS has booted far enough for the boot menu to be used. This suggests a hardware issue (thinking it could be the memory DIMM might be wishful thinking but replacing it could be worth a try). I think for the boot menu to be usable, attempting to boot normally the blue power LED should go on solid before the boot process gets stuck.
Most likely the unit is bricked.
Most likely the unit is bricked.
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