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ReadyNAS 6bay - blue flashing light - no boot
I have owned my ReadyNAS about 7 years. It has performed flawlessly.
I have it configured for Raid 6 (for double disk failure protection).
Recently I lost the boot sector on my Dell tower (ugh!) and am in the process of rebuilding that system.
I was briefly able to access the ReadyNAS from my laptop (network connected).
The next day, the drive was unavailable. When I looked at it, the blue power light was flashing (with a random
single flash or a double flash... with no decernible repeating pattern).
HELP!
I'm open to suggestions.
I have 3TB WD Red NAS Hard Erives in each of the bays.
Thank you.
The original delivery "window" was Friday through next Wednesay. It arrived on Saturday.
I began the process of replacing the old power supply on Saturday and finished it today (Sunday).
!. It did not have a protruding fan. Other than that, the physical dimensions seemed to be exactly the same.
2. The supplied cables were more than long enough (actually a bit longer than the original).
3. Once done, it seems to have resolved my issue (Yes!). Although I have NOT done a full diagnostic, the
unit booted, and stayed ON (with no flashing blue light).
Path forward: I really need to purchase a 2nd unit and (as a minimum) make a copy of all files on the original.
Thank you for all of your assistance and suggestions.
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What firmware are you running?
What status does RAIDar give you? https://kb.netgear.com/20684/ReadyNAS-Downloads
Stephen,
As I had mentioned. My desktop system took a dive... and with it went RAIDar. So, no telling what it might read.
Additionally, the ReadyNAS is off-line and not communicating so finding anything out is proving to be problematic.
John
jpooler wrote:
As I had mentioned. My desktop system took a dive... and with it went RAIDar. So, no telling what it might read.
You can't install RAIDar on the laptop???
If there anything on the NAS LCD panel?
Also, did you ever convert your NAS to run OS-6? Or is it running 4.2.x firmware (which the Ultra 6 Plus would have shipped with)?.
Normally the power light is blinking when the NAS is booting, and solid when it is running. There might be some diagnostic patterns if the boot fails, but I don't know off-hand what they would be.
StephenB,
I downloaded RAIDar to my laptop.
I think the ReadyNAS heard us talking about it. It has stopped flashing the blue power light.
Firmware version is 4.2.22
It now says all six drives are up and healthy. Go figure!
Thanks for your assistance.
John
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