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Reading NAS disk when NAS has failed
I have a ReadyNAS Ultra 2+ (Model RNDP200U). It no longer powers on. I verified that the external power supply is good. It has two 1TB drives that are mirrored. Is there some way that I can read th...
Well; here's what I've tried so far:
Used DiscInternals Linux_Reader on the drive connected to USB - no success
Test: Took a drive and formatted it in the ReadyNAS Duo and installed it as an internal drive. DiskInternals read it and copied files to an external NTFS drive.
Replaced the internally mounted Duo drive with the one from the Utra 2+ and DiskInternals saw it, but said it couldn't read it. Removed the Ultra 2+ drive while doing further experimentation.
Put Ubuntu onto a DVD and booted the computer into Ubuntu. Ubuntu didn't recognize the ReadyNAS drives in the USB mounts, but did recognize the external and internal NTFS drives. Shutdown and connected the Ultra 2+ drive internally. Rebooted. Ubuntu saw the drive, showed the partitions, but didn't automatically mount it. When I tried using the disc utility to access it Ubuntu crashed. Repeated several times with same results.
So I found an online vendor selling new Ultra2+ (for more than a ReadyNAS 312). But how do I know that the Ultra 2+ isn't going to reformat the disc when I install it?
Used DiscInternals Linux_Reader on the drive connected to USB - no success
Test: Took a drive and formatted it in the ReadyNAS Duo and installed it as an internal drive. DiskInternals read it and copied files to an external NTFS drive.
Replaced the internally mounted Duo drive with the one from the Utra 2+ and DiskInternals saw it, but said it couldn't read it. Removed the Ultra 2+ drive while doing further experimentation.
Put Ubuntu onto a DVD and booted the computer into Ubuntu. Ubuntu didn't recognize the ReadyNAS drives in the USB mounts, but did recognize the external and internal NTFS drives. Shutdown and connected the Ultra 2+ drive internally. Rebooted. Ubuntu saw the drive, showed the partitions, but didn't automatically mount it. When I tried using the disc utility to access it Ubuntu crashed. Repeated several times with same results.
So I found an online vendor selling new Ultra2+ (for more than a ReadyNAS 312). But how do I know that the Ultra 2+ isn't going to reformat the disc when I install it?
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