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ReadyNas Duo RND2000 V2 All leds flashing, can't boot or reset.
I just dusted off my old ReadyNAS and bought 2 new 2TB HDD's (WD Red). I bought the thing, but never used it so I'm pretty new to this NAS stuff.. Problem is; I start it up, but the fan speed pu...
LED blink behavior for 2 disk systems is three quick blinks of all disk LEDs and the backup LED, followed by an 1s delay, followed by a number of slow blinks. The number of slow blinks will be the error code.
Current error codes:
1 - Vendor mismatch
2 - No disks detected
3 - Bad contents on root partition of disks
4 - Flash error
5 - Unsupported RAID configuration
Sounds like "bad contents on root partitions of disks".
Did you format the drives before inserting them in the NAS?
Hi, no the HDD's are brand new but i figured the ReadyNAS would format them itself by performing a factory reset?
Hi RonnyHansen,
Welcome to the community!
Try it again and follow the procedure from this article. If it won't work, try 1 HDD or Disk at a time then let us know what happens.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
BrianL2 wrote:Hi RonnyHansen,
Welcome to the community!
Try it again and follow the procedure from this article. If it won't work, try 1 HDD or Disk at a time then let us know what happens.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
Hi, and thanks =)I followed a similar guide, but the NAS won't start up the boot mode :/ I've tried holding the reset button in for both 5 seconds and 30 seconds numerous times, but it doesn't seem to respond at all, the leds still blinks as i described :(
I tried just 1 disk, there was a slight change in leds at first, but after a few seconds it continued as before (with 2 disks).
RonnyHansen wrote:
BrianL2 wrote:Hi RonnyHansen,
Welcome to the community!
Try it again and follow the procedure from this article. If it won't work, try 1 HDD or Disk at a time then let us know what happens.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR Community Team
Hi, and thanks =)I followed a similar guide, but the NAS won't start up the boot mode :/ I've tried holding the reset button in for both 5 seconds and 30 seconds numerous times, but it doesn't seem to respond at all, the leds still blinks as i described :(
I tried just 1 disk, there was a slight change in leds at first, but after a few seconds it continued as before (with 2 disks).
I'm having a similar issue after performing a factory reset on my RND2000v2, and also performing an OS reload from USB.
Both disks are in but I get the 2 slow blinks.
RonnyHansen wrote:
Hi, no the HDD's are brand new but i figured the ReadyNAS would format them itself by performing a factory reset?
Since they were unformatted, the ReadyNAS should have done the factory reset automatically when you powered it up (and formatted the disks).
I suggest testing the disks using lifeguard in a PC. Also, if there are any partitions seen by windows, delete them (and maybe ask the supplier why it was formatted).
Thanks, I'll put the disks in my computer and test them/check for any partitions =)
StephenB wrote:
RonnyHansen wrote:Hi, no the HDD's are brand new but i figured the ReadyNAS would format them itself by performing a factory reset?
Since they were unformatted, the ReadyNAS should have done the factory reset automatically when you powered it up (and formatted the disks).
I suggest testing the disks using lifeguard in a PC. Also, if there are any partitions seen by windows, delete them (and maybe ask the supplier why it was formatted).
Also we should confirm your platform.
Many people look at the label on the back and mistakenly think they have a v2 (but they really have a v1). Check this article: http://www.rnasguide.com/2012/01/09/how-to-tell-whether-i-have-a-duo-v1-or-duo-v2-or-nv-v1-or-nv-v2/
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