ReadyNAS 424 booting anomalies

My best guess is that the unit was somehow struck doing an OS update every time you booted, though I'm unsure what can cause that.  Then the USB recovery finally successfully completed all the steps.  But whatever it was, good to know you finally got past it.

Unfortunately I didn't fix it.  As before the firmware reinstall I achieved didn't stick.  Rebooted it again today and it was as slow as before, then it shut down, then it restarted etc etc.

So must be a memory issue and is not worth fixing (by me) as I have replaced this already.  So I'll sell it as faulty.

Thanks anyway to all.  I learned something.

UPDATE :  If I did decide to have a go at troubleshooting it further - should I just try to replace the RAM ?  It's DDR4 memory - what's the spec of this ?  Is is a stick or a laptop style memory unit ?

Have you considered warranty replacement?  The warranty is 5 years, so if you purchased in 2018 that should still be an option.

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drsox wrote:

should I just try to replace the RAM ?

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Unfortunately it's soldered onto the system board for the RN422 and RN424.

So I discovered.  

Unfortunately the invoice for this seems to have been lost and it's not in my listed Netgear products.  So sell for spares, use as doorstop or keep in the cupboard.

Cheers

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drsox wrote:

 

Unfortunately the invoice for this seems to have been lost

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The seller might still have it.  If you purchased on line, the order history could be used to provide proof of purchase.

Indeed.  But who did I buy it from ?  Amazon - no trace.  Box UK - no trace.  Ebay - more probable but no files are in my storage.  So dead end it seems.

Cheers