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Newbie question re: upgrading firmware on ReadyNas NV+
Hello. Complete ReadyNas NV+ newbie here. Apologies if I'm asking daft questions or I'm asking in the wrong place. Currently have a ReadyNas NV+ running with RAIDiator 4.1.7 firmware. Since upgradi...
1) If that doesn't fix it you could perhaps try the beta firmware: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=59222 (4.1.9 beta includes a major update to the samba i.e. SMB/CIFS service)
2) No. It's like installing a service pack on a PC. Things get updated but the data remains intact.
3) No. The data is stored on a separate partition to the OS/firmware.
Only if you manually initiated a factory default (wipes all data, settings, everything) would all data on the device be lost. An advantage of doing a factory default after a firmware update would be to get a clean setup on the new firmware.
2) No. It's like installing a service pack on a PC. Things get updated but the data remains intact.
3) No. The data is stored on a separate partition to the OS/firmware.
Only if you manually initiated a factory default (wipes all data, settings, everything) would all data on the device be lost. An advantage of doing a factory default after a firmware update would be to get a clean setup on the new firmware.
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