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ReadyNAS 3200 RN12P Firmware / BIOS Reinstallation
Hello All - Just trying to get some confirmation or comments on the approach I intend to use on an upcoming project. I recently aquired (hasn't even shown up yet) a ReadyNAS 3200 with 12 2TB driv...
This unit is running great now thanks to the assistance received from mdgm. Being who I am, I installed a disk and rebooted and the unit went into 6.8.0 with no problem. Then I just had to perform a factory reset from RAIDar after which I then performed an OS update using the 6.8.0 img file just to make sure "all the electrons were properly aligned". I'm very pleased.
Just to clarify if anyone chooses this thread as a guide for their effort - nothing I proposed to do in my initial post or tried on my end contributed to this success other than the choosing of a good quality USB drive ... and it's a pretty helpless feeling. It was only through some one-on-one TLC from the moderator that this unit is now functioning. Kudos to them for all they do for us ... theirs is a selfless effort!
Just rename the OS6 firmware to RAIDiator-x86-6.8.0 for example and put it on the USB key. That'll put OS6 straight on.
The 3200 doesn't need a BIOS update.
The EEPROM will have been wiped on your system so that'll need to be fixed too.
Note the 3200 can only take disks up to 2TB in capacity in bays 5-12. Higher capacity disks can only be used in bays 1-4.
Thanks for the information. I have yet to receive the unit, but will update this thread with my results once it's received.
Just one question - is the drive capacity in bays 1-4 limited to 3TB as indicated in some of the literature I've read or can I install drives of greater capacity once OS6 is installed?
Thanks again.
buriedpast wrote:
Just one question - is the drive capacity in bays 1-4 limited to 3TB as indicated in some of the literature I've read or can I install drives of greater capacity once OS6 is installed?
You should be able to go with larger hard drives (even if you had stayed with 4.2.x firmware).
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