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mjelic
Mar 10, 2019Follower
No Network Link - No network connector LEDs - ReadyNAS NV+ (RND4250)
I think I know what the problem is, but not sure of what solutions are available.
I had a lightning strike that travelled down my cable network. It fried my modem, router, gigabit switch, TV an...
- Mar 10, 2019
mjelic wrote:
I had a lightning strike that travelled down my cable network. It fried my modem, router, gigabit switch, TV and even my Laptop, all connected to ethernet at the time. So was my ReadyNAS, but it wasn't powered up at the time.
So, I'm assuming it got fried as well?
I think that's likely.
You could confirm that using RAIDar on a PC. You'd remove the disks with the NAS powered down (labeling by slot), and then power up. If the NAS is fully operational you'll see the "no disks" status on the LCD, and RAIDar will also discover the NAS and report that status.
The system isn't repairable (and given it's age, you'd be better off replacing it).
Are there files on the system that you need to offload? There is some good news - it appears that the lightning didn't fry the disks or the core of the system board. If it had, it could have damaged the RAID array. So there are ways to offload the data.
StephenB
Mar 10, 2019Guru - Experienced User
mjelic wrote:
I had a lightning strike that travelled down my cable network. It fried my modem, router, gigabit switch, TV and even my Laptop, all connected to ethernet at the time. So was my ReadyNAS, but it wasn't powered up at the time.
So, I'm assuming it got fried as well?
I think that's likely.
You could confirm that using RAIDar on a PC. You'd remove the disks with the NAS powered down (labeling by slot), and then power up. If the NAS is fully operational you'll see the "no disks" status on the LCD, and RAIDar will also discover the NAS and report that status.
The system isn't repairable (and given it's age, you'd be better off replacing it).
Are there files on the system that you need to offload? There is some good news - it appears that the lightning didn't fry the disks or the core of the system board. If it had, it could have damaged the RAID array. So there are ways to offload the data.
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