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GqZXiXdU
Aug 06, 2025Aspirant
nv+ 4.1.8 usb boot for a faulty drive
i have rnv-s2-0000 nv+ v1 (sparc) x-raid currently it gets stuck in the "booting..." sequence (with 4 drivers) i am trying drives one by one in slot 1, and so far only 1 hdd (previously in sl...
StephenB
Aug 06, 2025Guru - Experienced User
GqZXiXdU wrote:so far only 1 hdd (previously in slot 3) is fine and booting (in slot 1, as a single drive)
This means that you do not need USB recovery.
You will need to do a factory default with working drives. So start by testing them with vendor tools in a Windows PC. If you haven't labeled the drives by slot number, it would be useful to do that.
You could then maybe move on to RAID recovery if you don't have a backup.
GqZXiXdU wrote:4.1.8 nv+
Are you just looking at the label? Doe the original drive 3 also show that you are running 4.1.8?
4.1.8 was released back in 2011. Final firmware was 4.1.16.
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