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Old Netgear NAS 6 Bay stopped booting no power)
Hi there
I have two
| Netgear RNDU6000 ReadyNas Ultra 6 BAY NAS's |
They are clearly old.
As far as I am aware they were both up to date with OS and patches (for that model).
One of them has stopped powering on.
Whilst I have the information else where - its not structured and may not be totally complete and some of it is quite old so evening finding those backups will be time consuming.
So I am wondering if there is any way to recover the data - assuming the disks are OK - its ONLY?
(for example - Can I take the disks out of the one thats not booting and put them into the one that is booting (in the same order - or could that destroy the data on the disk ?) or can I rebuild the data virtually somehow ?)
Is there anyone (In australia) that may be able to repair the unit so it boots. I will be replacing the units so I can and will pull the data off the one still working and perhaps can use that for parts if I cant just move the disks over.
Any other possibilities in recovering the data. ?
The OS and configuraton are all on the disks, and the two units are compatible.
So you can power down the working ReadyNAS, remove the disks, and move the disks from the failed unit to it. Then power up, and it will boot with the all data and settings from the failed machines.
I suggest labeling the disks by slot (and by NAS) as you remove them, so you don't lost track.
AussieRNAS wrote:
Is there anyone (In australia) that may be able to repair the unit so it boots.
No idea on Australian repair options - but this is something that you can potentially do yourself if you can find a compatible supply. A local PC shop might also be willing to do it.
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The OS and configuraton are all on the disks, and the two units are compatible.
So you can power down the working ReadyNAS, remove the disks, and move the disks from the failed unit to it. Then power up, and it will boot with the all data and settings from the failed machines.
I suggest labeling the disks by slot (and by NAS) as you remove them, so you don't lost track.
AussieRNAS wrote:
Is there anyone (In australia) that may be able to repair the unit so it boots.
No idea on Australian repair options - but this is something that you can potentially do yourself if you can find a compatible supply. A local PC shop might also be willing to do it.
Thanks ....
So Ill just order something to copy the data on to and swap the disks over
Much appreciated !
The power supply is the most likely cause. They aren't inherently defective, it's a decent supply; but it's now just old.
If you have a spare ATX power supply or can "borrow" one from a computer, that can be connected externally to see if the problem is just the power supply. The supply is a standard SFX format one, so it's pretty easy to get a replacement. Of course, you could also swap the supply from the working one, but that's more effort.
Your NAS can also be converted over to running OS6. It requires you backup and restore the data, but you're doing that already.
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