ReadyNAS NV+ Raid Version

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Sandshark wrote:

You are asking about an NV+, but pointed to an article regarding the NV+V2.  Since they use different formats, we need to figure out which you have.  If you unit is silver and has an internal power supply, it's the original NV+ (even if it has a sticker that says "V2" or even "V3). 

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There are a couple of other differences also-

• An NV+ runs 4.1.x firmware; the NV+ v2 runs 5.3.x firmware
• An NV+ says "NV+" on the front panel (but might have other labels on the back).  The NV+ v2 says "NV+ v2" on the front panel.
• The NV+ v2 started shipping in late 2011

If you purchased in 2008, then you must have an NV+.

pimpyoda wrote:

I'm using a software called ReClaiMe RAID Recovery

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Sandshark wrote:

ReclaiME is typically overkill/overpriced for those models.  R-Studio for Windows should work.

ReclaiMe RAID recovery (which is free) is very different from ReclaiMe File Recovery (which costs about $200 USD for the version you'd need).  The RAID recovery software just tries to figure out your RAID parameters - it doesn't recover any data.  So it likely is the wrong package for you.

If you haven't purchased ReclaiMe File Recovery yet, then I suggest switching to R-Studio for Windows (which is about 1/3 the price).  You'd need the $79.99 version (USD pricing), which should be the second from the left on the purchase page ( https://www.r-studio.com/Buy-Data-Recovery-Software.html ). 

Note that (like ReclaiMe) you can download the software w/o paying, so you can see if it can recovery any data before purchase.  But you will need to purchase it before you can recover.

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Sandshark wrote:

But what are you recovering from?  NAS failure?  Bad drives?  Other volume related problem? 

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It would be helpful to know more about the underlying problem.