ReadtNAS Duo RND2000v2 Firmware reinstall

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elderwolf123 wrote:
The front just says ReadyNAS Duo but on the bottom for the model info it says RND2000 v2 so I am not sure. 

As I said, the Duo might have a v2 label somewhere else.  The front is what matters.  You have a Duo (v1).  Netgear stopped shipping your NAS in Nov 2011.  It runs 4.1.x firmware, the most recent (and final) firmware is 4.1.16.  https://kb.netgear.com/000038792/RAIDiator-Version-4-1-16-Sparc

One important limitation is that your NAS cannot handle disks that are > 2 TB in size.  Another is that it's SMB support is limited to SMB 1.0 (which is being deprecated by Microsoft).

The hardware manual for your Duo is http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RND2110/Duov1_NV+v1_HW_en_06Dec11.pdf

The boot menu is described on pages 15-16. 

The software manual is here: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RND2110/RAIDiator4-1_SW_en_06Dec11.pdf

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elderwolf123 wrote:
I tried one drive last night, the 160 gig but it didn't seem to work properly

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Well, the system should install fairly quickly on a single disk.  You might try using one of the 1 TB ones (either zeroing it first, or doing the factory default using the boot menu).  RAIDar should detect the NAS after you power up, though there might be a couple of minutes when the Duo is too busy to respond.

After the install, you access the admin web ui with http://nas-ip-address/admin (using the real IP address of the NAS).  There will be a security exception you need to click through.  The username is admin, the default password is netgear1.