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ReadyNAS Duo - factory reset jammed?
Hi I updated RAIDar, performed a factory reset on my ReadyNAS Duo (with a paperclip), went out, came back nine hours later and it still is not finished. Has it hung up and should I pull the plug and...
Thanks for all the help and the issue is now resolved.
Just in case anyone else has the same problem this is what happened:
I ran the "factory reset" from Frontview and about 30 minutes later the NAS appeared to complete its reset cycle, going from making a lot of noise to being near silent.
RAIDAar then said the NAS was resynching and this took about 5 hours to complete for the 2x 1tb discs (a time and percentage estimate was indicated throughout).
During this process RAIDar showed a yellow light at the far left of the status, the volume light blinked green, as did the second disc light. All lights are now green.
When complete, I was able to log in to Frontview using the default password “netgear1” and user name “admin”.
I can now access the ReadyNAS through Finder and the discs do appear to have been successfully wiped.
The whole process took around 5.5 hours.
Just in case anyone else has the same problem this is what happened:
I ran the "factory reset" from Frontview and about 30 minutes later the NAS appeared to complete its reset cycle, going from making a lot of noise to being near silent.
RAIDAar then said the NAS was resynching and this took about 5 hours to complete for the 2x 1tb discs (a time and percentage estimate was indicated throughout).
During this process RAIDar showed a yellow light at the far left of the status, the volume light blinked green, as did the second disc light. All lights are now green.
When complete, I was able to log in to Frontview using the default password “netgear1” and user name “admin”.
I can now access the ReadyNAS through Finder and the discs do appear to have been successfully wiped.
The whole process took around 5.5 hours.
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