Power Light Flashing

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Hi,&nbsp;Can someone please help?&nbsp;I have just installed an RN21200 after the previous unit died. I have a few issues,&nbsp;1. Blue power light is constantly flashing (unit is up &amp; running fine!).2. Unit does not recognise external backup drive when plugged into any of the USB ports.3. When I log onto the unit via a browser it does not show fan speed or the UPS that is plugged in (APC CS350).&nbsp;Don't know if this is of any importance but the 2 x SATA hard drives were just taken out of the old dead unit &amp; installed into the new one with no setup required!&nbsp;Thanks in advance

StephenB · Answer

FergyLergy&nbsp;wrote:
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What I don't understand is that i got the new NAS box straight out of the packaging &amp; plugged one (just to be cautious) of the two original drives in. The unit then appeared to have all the original settings (i.e. unit name, IP address, shares &amp; data etc.).

I don't own any v2 systems, so this isn't something I can try myself.&nbsp; But the guidance from Netgear is that you can only mount the v2 file system temporarily - and that requires assistance from support.&nbsp; So I don't understand this either.
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FergyLergy&nbsp;wrote:
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Yes I do have a backup on external hard disc!

Then you should do a factory default from the boot menu (see pages 50-51 here:&nbsp;http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/READYNAS-100/ReadyNAS_%20OS6_Desktop_HM_EN.pdf&nbsp;).&nbsp; Then configure your new NAS and load the files from your backup disk.
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StephenB · Answer

FergyLergy&nbsp;wrote:
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Don't know if this is of any importance but the 2 x SATA hard drives were just taken out of the old dead unit &amp; installed into the new one with no setup required!
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What NAS did you have before?&nbsp;&nbsp;
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FergyLergy · Answer

Hi StephenB,&nbsp;Thanks for your reply &amp; apologies for the delay!&nbsp;The product number on the underside of the old unit reads - RND2000-200EUS.&nbsp;A label above this also states model number - RND-2B

StephenB · Answer

FergyLergy&nbsp;wrote:
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The product number on the underside of the old unit reads - RND2000-200EUS.
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Just to confirm - does it say "Duo v2" on the front chassis?
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If so, the drives are formatted differently in the RN212. Check the status with RAIDar (https://kb.netgear.com/20684/ReadyNAS-Downloads&nbsp;).
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It sounds like you have a backup of the old NAS - is that correct?

FergyLergy · Answer

Hi,&nbsp;Yes it does say Duo v2 on the front!&nbsp;What I don't understand is that i got the new NAS box straight out of the packaging &amp; plugged one (just to be cautious) of the two original drives in. The unit then appeared to have all the original settings (i.e. unit name, IP address, shares &amp; data etc.).&nbsp;Yes I do have a backup on external hard disc!

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