RND4210 Powerunit defect, will disks with data work in RNDP2000?

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RogierP wrote:

 

i have a RND4210v3 where the powersupply got smokked. I have a spare RNDP2000. Will this NAS find the disks and see the stored data?

 

No, it will not.  Your RND4210v3 is an NV+ v1, and it uses a different process and a different RAID organization than the ReadyNAS Pro-2.

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RogierP wrote:

how can we get the data from the disks?

 

If the NV+ is using XRAID and has only 2 disks installed, then you can connect the data disk (usually disk 1) to a windows PC via USB or SATA, and access the data with linux reader.  http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

It is possible to mount the RAID volume in an x86 linux system - there is a guide here: http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=306

If you are intending to replace the NAS with a new OS6 model, you could contact support and see if they can assist in migration. 

There are a couple of hardware options also:

You can also contact Netgear support and see if you can get a replacement power supply.  Warranty was generally 5 years, so it may fact still be under warranty. I've been told that in some geographies Netgear might offer to sell a replacement PSU (I suspect it depends on local inventory levels).  There are some replacement PSUs available from resellers, though some are very expensive.  

It is possible to use a standard ATX supply (leaving it outside the NAS chassis), though you do need to change the pinout (best done with a 24-pin extension cable).

You could also find a used NV+ v1 and either migrate the disks to the whole unit, or swap the power supplies.  If you have 2 disks installed, a used duo v1 should also work.  If you pursue this option, you need to be very careful to get a v1 (sparc-based) unit.  Also, some used ReadyNAS aren't functional, so there is some risk here.

Thanks everyone.

We found another old unit on the internet and used that one.

Data is beeing copierd as i type.