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spinaltap1
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Aug 08, 2012

Upgrade Disk Firmware via ReadyNAS?

Forgive my ignorance, but if I purchased a couple of Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST2000DM001 drives for my NV+.v2, am I able to upgrade the CC4H firmware by simply connecting my ReadyNAS to a Windows-ba...
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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 08, 2012
spinaltap wrote:
...am I able to upgrade the CC4H firmware by simply connecting my ReadyNAS to a Windows-based laptop connected via USB?
No, that won't work at all. You need to connect the drives to the PC, not the NAS. There are USB/IDE/SATA converters you can buy for this purpose (though if you have a desktop you can simply connect the drives to the PC internally using a spare SATA and power connector).

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