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Power supply failed in my fathers RNV2-S2-x425, What are the drives compatable with?
I would like to get my Pops a new ReadyNAS, but I want it to be able to read the old drives first so I can backup the data. Does anyone know the compatibility would be? I don't know what software thi...
Here that model is called an NV+ v1. Netgear revised the hardware a few times, and stopped selling it in 2011.
Modern ReadyNAS partition the disks differently, use a different file system, and use a different CPU. There is no way to directly migrate the disks, but you can have paid support mount them for you in a new NAS temporarily (so you can copy data off). Details are here: https://kb.netgear.com/29876/ReadyNAS-Migrating-disks-from-RAIDiator-4-1-or-RAIDiator-5-3-to-ReadyNAS-OS-6
I'm not sure what support would charge. Also, the firmware version might be relevant here - early ReadyNAS NV+ ran 3.x firmware, though most of those were updated to run 4.1 later on. Support should hopefully be able to tell you if the 3.x disks can also be mounted in OS6.
If you are comfortable with the linux command line, it should be possible to mount the data volume in a linux PC (though you might need multi-disk external enclosure to connect them all simultaneously). Windows or Mac RAID recovery software should also be able to offload the files (for instance R-Studio for Windows). https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/
The current entry-level 4 bay NAS is the RN214. That uses an ARM CPU. The RN424 is a good option if you want Intel. Both are much faster than the old NV+ and would be limited by gigabit ethernet speed for large file transfers.
The full lineup is here: https://www.netgear.com/business/products/storage/readynas/readynas-desktop.aspx#tab-models The RN516 and the RN3xx models are older platforms (introduced in 2013). I don't know why they are still listed in the lineup - they aren't available for reasonable prices on Amazon anymore. So skip those models.
Another option is that a simple adapter cable can be made to connect the NV+ to a standard ATX power supply for long enough to back up the data. Unfdortunately, I don't have a working link to a post about it, but maybe Google can find one.
Note that the power connector in the NV+ looks like a standard 20-pin ATX. It is not, and connecting a standard one to the NAS will make matters worse. You need to swap a couple pins in the adapter.
Sandshark wrote:
Another option is that a simple adapter cable can be made to connect the NV+ to a standard ATX power supply for long enough to back up the data. Unfdortunately, I don't have a working link to a post about it, but maybe Google can find one.
Note that the power connector in the NV+ looks like a standard 20-pin ATX. It is not, and connecting a standard one to the NAS will make matters worse. You need to swap a couple pins in the adapter.
I think Sandshark is looking for this pinout: https://www.readynas.com/download/archive/pdf/ReadyNAS_PSU_pinout.pdf You'd want to make this mod on an ATX extender cable.
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