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mount_block_root +25e Help - any ideas how to fix this
Help - Can't get into boot menu or do anything with my ReadyNAS RN31400. Had a ower cut and the above error appeared. Nothing working - can't get into BOOT Menu using the reset button, or boot fr...
thank you so much.
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Third USB drive worked.
Hi
Can anyone list what usb stick worked please. Mines been like this since 1st lock down :(
Can anyone list what usb stick worked please. Mines been like this since 1st lock down :(
There are so many different USB keys out there.
Make sure you run usbrecovery.exe as Administrator.
An older USB key maybe is probably more likely to work.
Which model ReadyNAS do you have and where do you get stuck in the process?
What happens when you try to boot off USB?
- Hi
I have a RN316. It was under warranty but when approached the supplier they wasnt a authorised retailer so netgear wouldnt help and neither did they.
I have tried about 5 usb sticks with no joy. The nas doesnt seem to recognise the usb drive. I hold the reset but while powering on, tge usb stick light blinks to say connected and thats it, nothing staight to rout block etc. The sticks led doesnt change state so im out of options. I have ordered an old job lot of usb sticks from ebay, after this im at the end of the road
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Get Outlook for Android- You’re not following the correct process for the 316. The reset button has nothing to do with doing USB Boot Recovery with the RN316.
If the system has an old BIOS then the process to boot off USB is tricky. If you press the O.K. button too soon or too late it will fail to boot off USB.
The O.K. Button is on the front of the unit.
To boot off USB:
1. Power off the ReadyNAS
2. Plug the USB key into the front USB port
3. Power on the NAS and wait for the touch key LEDs to go off after full brightness (This happens around 5th second after power on).
4. Press and hold the OK button as soon as the LEDs go off (You must be quick here, you can't press sooner because the touch key needs self-calibration, you can't press later, the boot priority will be set within 3 seconds. You don't need to press too hard, but you do need to make sure that the O.K. LED is turned on).
5. Release the OK button once you see "Boot from external USB" shown on the display
6. Wait until the system powers off by itself.
If you have a later BIOS then it should automatically boot off a NTGR USB Boot Recovery key on boot without needing to press any buttons other than to turn the NAS on. From what you’ve posted I suspect you don’t have a later BIOS.
It can take multiple goes to get the timing right as to when to press the O.K. button. After the LEDs go off, when you press the O.K. button it should light up again.
- Hi thanks for youre reply. Is there anyway i can send you a video just in case you see something i dont. The ok light never stays on with a touch, it only comes on and goes off
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