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Avorill
Nov 22, 2012Aspirant
Need help with Factory Reset.
Hi. I need to do a Factory Reset without HDD so it will be in the same condition as I got it because I am returning it back to the store. How can I do the Reset without putting in any hdd's pls h...
StephenB
Nov 22, 2012Guru - Experienced User
No. The username/password, and configuration are all stored on the disks, they are not saved anywhere in the NAS.
Avorill wrote: ...And if I do not do a reset will my information still be on the nas like.
username/password, HDD information, ip adress and etc etc?
The new owner will install blank disks, power on the unit, and the NAS will begin by installing a clean OS partition on the drives. This will not contain any of your configuration information.
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