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Problem with an old Readynas2000
Hello everybody, This week my Readynas2000 notified me problems with power supply. messages I got were relòated to poversupply between 10,5V instead of 12V. I tried to fix it replacing the external...
If you decide to get a used replacement, make sure you do get a compatible one. You said you have a "ReadyNAS 2000", but there are a lot of models that have a 2000 number. There is the original Duo (RND2000-100), the Pro2 (RNDP2000-100), Ultra2 (RNDU2000-100), and Duo V2 (RND2000-200). Only the Pro2 and Ultra2 are compatible with each other. And if you have a Duo, Netgear used "V2" in two different ways. Most of the "V2" systems I see for sale on eBay are really V1's. The best way to tell these all apart from a listing is to look at the back. Fan size and number of ethernet ports are what to look for. Duo V1, small fan (also recessed power jack). Duo V2, large fan and one network port. Pro2 and Ultra2, large fan and two network ports. Of course, you could also upgrade to a compatible unit with more bays (where the list gets even more complicated)
Thanks a lot for your answer. I'm working now to acomplish this part.
There is probably another problem with the nas. looks unable to present me the administrtative screen. I think something else is broken inside.
I'm trying now ro connect the NAS via a cross cable tomy PC to avoid any networking issue.
I'm also looking to buy another readynas of the same age of the my defective one, to see if I can use it to recover my precious data.
I'm sure data are still there.
Do you know if I install one of the 2 disks in a brand new Netgear Readynas, I'll be able to recover my data?
Thanks for your support, really appreciated
Daniele
danieleb001 wrote:
Thanks a lot for your answer. I'm working now to acomplish this part.
Connect disk 1 to a windows PC, and use a free utility called R-linux for windows. ( http://www.r-tt.com/free_linux_recovery/ ). That takes the NAS itself out of the equation. Unlike ReclaiMe, it is completely free (though it simply reads a healthy file system, it doesn't try to recover data from a corrupted file system as ReclaiMe does).
danieleb001 wrote:
I'm trying now ro connect the NAS via a cross cable tomy PC to avoid any networking issue.
You do not need a cross-over cable, as gigabit ethernet auto-detects that and compensates. https://kb.netgear.com/21414/How-do-I-direct-connect-between-ReadyNAS-and-PC-Mac
If you decide to get a used replacement, make sure you do get a compatible one. You said you have a "ReadyNAS 2000", but there are a lot of models that have a 2000 number. There is the original Duo (RND2000-100), the Pro2 (RNDP2000-100), Ultra2 (RNDU2000-100), and Duo V2 (RND2000-200). Only the Pro2 and Ultra2 are compatible with each other. And if you have a Duo, Netgear used "V2" in two different ways. Most of the "V2" systems I see for sale on eBay are really V1's. The best way to tell these all apart from a listing is to look at the back. Fan size and number of ethernet ports are what to look for. Duo V1, small fan (also recessed power jack). Duo V2, large fan and one network port. Pro2 and Ultra2, large fan and two network ports. Of course, you could also upgrade to a compatible unit with more bays (where the list gets even more complicated)
Thank you very nmuch for your support.
I followed your precious suggestion and I've now extracted, via R-Linux, all the fils I had on the faulty Readynas.On the bottom of the disk array there was just the model name:RNDU2000 and model number RND-2A
it's very old I got this unit in 2010...
I'm getting now a new and more modern unit that for sure has to be be more reliable than the old one I had.
Thanks for your precious support, really appreciated
Have a great day
Kind regards
Daniele
danieleb001 wrote:
On the bottom of the disk array there was just the model name:RNDU2000...
This is an ultra-2 - which runs OS 4.2.x firmware.
The current comparable model in the ReadyNAS line is the RN422. The RN200 series is also worth looking at - it's file transfer speeds are similar to your older ultra. The RN200 uses an arm CPU and is considered a "home NAS" by Netgear. The RN400 uses an Intel CPU, and is considered the entry-level business NAS" by Netgear. Business NAS have longer warranties, and a couple of features that aren't available on the RN200.
FWIW, I like having more than 2 bays - though more expensive up front, having empty slots gives you less expensive expansion later on. I also like having the LCD panel on the NAS.
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