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gabbertron
May 07, 2025Tutor
ReadyNAS Pro 4 - Stuck in "booting" - Cannot enter boot mode
I was watching a movie last night that was stored on the NAS, when it seemingly crashed. Switched it off, then attempted to power back on to find it hangs on "booting". Attempted to enter the boo...
- May 13, 2025
I checked the drive using seatools. It is indeed fried. Bought a replacement, it's now all sync'd and back up and running. Thank you for the assistance.
StephenB
May 08, 2025Guru - Experienced User
JessicaMartin wrote: Switched it off, then attempted to power back on to find it hangs on "booting".
It could be the power supply (which can be replaced) or the disks.
Try powering down, and removing the disks (labeling by slot as you take them out). Then power up the NAS and see if you get a "no disks" status on the LCD display.
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