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Looking for Schematics for RN526 & RN626 MB v3.0 Motherboard (Netgear ReadyNAS 526X)
Hi everyone, Would anybody happen to know where I could find the schematics for the RN526 & RN626 MB v3.0 motherboard from a Netgear ReadyNAS 526X? I have a broken header on the motherboard, and...
Netgear has never made schematics available. They don't even have authorized repair shops.
If I had access to them, I could help a lot more folks with faulty NAS and maybe fix a couple I have "for parts".
yeah that's my issue as well, my NAS wont turned on the welcome screen displays, the Nic cards link lights are on, and the fan runs, but that's it , I verified that the power supply provides the correct voltage to all the pins and now I am stuck. I want it at least up long enough to pull the last data of my raid. and I don't want to purchase a discontinued device used for some outrages prices.
There are a number of ways to get the data off your drives without having to purchase another NAS. But they all start with needing a way to connect them to a PC.
Assuming your volume is intact (so you don't need "recovery" software), you can use a generic Linux system with MDADM and BTRFS installed. That's easiest if you can boot the PC to Linux, but can be done with a virtual machine. This method does take some Linux knowledge or a lot of coaching. But you can also use a ReadyNAS virtual machine. See Mounting-ReadyNAS-drives-in-a-virtual-NAS-for-data-access.
The following steps can help determine if the pin is used:
Using a meter in both the ohms and diode modes, in both polarities, check for continuity from each of the voltage sources and ground. If it's a direct short, then you've found what it does. If there is a not shorted and not open reading, it's connected to something and likely used. If it's open, it's still a mystery, but the chances are good it's unused.
Thank you , would you try to virtualize the 6 drives they are 12tb a piece or how would you connect them ?
Depends a lot on their size. If you virtualize them, you'll need enough space for all the images plus space to which to copy the recovered files. For direct connection, there are some 4 and 5 drive USB docks as well as larger eSATA enclosures. Just make sure what you get doesn't have internal RAID capability. I don't know any that do that also can give raw access to the drive. An advantage of using images is that if you screw things up, you haven't done anything to the actual drives. But yours doesn't sound like a case of needing recovery, so that may not matter.
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