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issues with my NAS
Dear users, I am in desperate need of some advise. My Netgear RN3138 with readyNAS is i think in a bootloop. i do not know what the led patterns mean. Disk 1 = Off Disk 2 = Green / Red ...
nels538 wrote:
it just keeps giving me these LED's immediately when i poweron the machine.
Even with no disks?
nels538 wrote:
Will it work if i put the drives in another RN3138?
If the RN3138 chassis has failed, then the disks might work in another RN3138 (or any other OS 6 ReadyNAS chassis with enough bays). The OS and settings are all on the disks.
I say "might" because whatever caused the failure might also have corrupted the disks.
RAID recovery software that supports BTRFS (ReclaiMe for example) might also be able to off-load data, though that you'd need to be able to connect all the disks to a Windows PC.
If you are looking for a used RN3138 you need to be careful - some of those units had defective CPUs. There's a service action here that gives you some information on what serial numbers were affected: https://kb.netgear.com/000037344/Service-Note-for-RN3130-RN3138-WC7500-and-WC7600v2
The NAS is not reachable via network.it seems that it is not booting at all or is stuck on a boot loop.
Turning it off and on again does not work even with powercord detached.
please see added picture. i cant figure out what these LED's mean. If it is trying to tell me a error code or something.
Try
- removing power
- remove the disks (labeling by slot),
- and then power on the NAS.
See if RAIDar then reports a "no disks status".
If you can connect the disks to a Windows PC (either with SATA or a USB adapter/dock), you can also test them WD's digital dashboard software (or perhaps the older Lifeguard).
Thank you for your answer, but i tried that and it doesn't work. The machine wont even boot far enough to post. it just keeps giving me these LED's immediately when i poweron the machine. And the reset button also does not work. i pushed the reset button for 1+ minute without the disks inserted, and it wont even flinch.
Will it work if i put the drives in another RN3138?
If not i think I am afraid that i have to accept the fact that i lost 6TB of data.
nels538 wrote:
it just keeps giving me these LED's immediately when i poweron the machine.
Even with no disks?
nels538 wrote:
Will it work if i put the drives in another RN3138?
If the RN3138 chassis has failed, then the disks might work in another RN3138 (or any other OS 6 ReadyNAS chassis with enough bays). The OS and settings are all on the disks.
I say "might" because whatever caused the failure might also have corrupted the disks.
RAID recovery software that supports BTRFS (ReclaiMe for example) might also be able to off-load data, though that you'd need to be able to connect all the disks to a Windows PC.
If you are looking for a used RN3138 you need to be careful - some of those units had defective CPUs. There's a service action here that gives you some information on what serial numbers were affected: https://kb.netgear.com/000037344/Service-Note-for-RN3130-RN3138-WC7500-and-WC7600v2
Ah correction, the LED's are not ON offcourse when the disks are not inserted. But the machine is behaving the same. Reset button does not do anything unfortunately.
I have to wait for the opportunity to get a second chassis.
Thank you for your replies!
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