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Ed_Nv
Aug 24, 2023Aspirant
NV+ Locked HDDs
Hi all, I realise this is a long shot, however, I've been at this for days and at a loss after managing to create another locked HDD. Had to replace 2x drives on my redundant NV+ (lost volume...
StephenB
Aug 24, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Ed_Nv wrote:
Had to replace 2x drives on my redundant NV+ (lost volume, so starting from scratch), and in the process, I've managed to end up with 3 ATA password protected 2tb drives and an ancient NAS that continually gets stuck initializing HDs đ
Did you attempt to do a secure erase, and then interrupt the process before completion?
Doing a factory reset with the disks in place is supposed to clear the password.
Does your NAS say ReadyNAS NV+ v2 on the front panel? Or just ReadyNAS NV+?
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