Readynas duo 2110

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StephenB wrote:

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kixkm wrote:

 

Thank you so much for your help so far.  Main concern is to maybe try and boot up a drive with NAS and then copy data off.

 

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You can connect disk 1 to a Windows PC, and access the data with R-linux for Windows ( https://www.r-studio.com/free-linux-recovery/ ).  This is free.

 

If you don't see the files, then try disk 2.  Although the disks are mirrored, they aren't formatted in the same way.  R-linux will only be able to access the files on one of the two disks (even if both are working).

 

 

 

Unfortunately one of the possibilities here is that both disks have failed.  If that is the case, the data might not be recoverable.

 

Before I started having problems, I was seeing rellocated sector counts increased on disk 1 but disk 2 seemed ok.

 

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kixkm wrote:

 

Sorry yes I meant RAIDar to be able to disover NAS.  I cannot browse to NAS IP even though I can ping it from PC.

Running Windows 10 pro.

I haven't had any issues installing RAIDar on my own Win10 systems.  Do you have internet security software (Avast or Kaspersky for instance) that might be getting in the way?

 

But there is one issue regarding file access with Win10.  Microsoft is deprecating the SMB 1 protocol that your NAS uses.  Go into "turn windows features on or off" on the PC, and if the SMB 1 client isn't enabled, then enable it.  The protocol isn't considered secure (there's a reason Microsoft is deprecating it), but IMO it is safe to use on a home network.  In any event, it needs to be enabled in order for you to access the NAS.

The RAIDar link I tried previously was the correct one.  Still receiving this error below, also you will see the filename I downloaded.   I do have Norton installed but not sure if its that, SMB but looks to be java related.

 

 

Once done, then enter \\nas-ip-addess in file explorer's address bar (using the real IP address of course).  Also be care to use the correct slash direction.  Then see if that gives you access to your shares.

 

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kixkm wrote:

 

 Should I be able to browse to NAS wihout any drives in?  Not sure if the blue flashing light and green lights with no disks is a good or bad thing.  

 

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You can't browse to a diskless NAS.  As far as the leds go, here's the decoder ring:

LED blink behavior for 2 disk systems is three quick blinks of all disk LEDs and the backup LED, followed by an 1s delay, followed by a number of slow blinks.  The number of slow blinks will be the error code.

Current error codes:
1  - Vendor mismatch
2  - No disks detected
3  - Bad contents on root partition of disks
4  - Flash error
5  - Unsupported RAID configuration

So if there are no disks, you should see three quick blinks, followed by two slower ones.

 

Re browse - meant meant in RAIDar (not that I have it installed yet), such as checking logs or system settings of NAS and not browsing to disk files.  

 

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kixkm wrote:

 

I do have a drive in an old PC, can I just plug into NAS or would it reformat? 

 

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The drive would be formatted as part of the test, so the contents would be lost.  The easiest way to do the test is to remove the partitions first (which can be done in Windows disk manager, or by zeroing the disk with tools like Seagate's Seatools or WD's Lifeguard software.

 

One other question, can I try and boot up with one disk at a time?  I have tried disk 1 in left slot as it should be, can I try disk 2 on its own, should it remain in right slot or move to left slot?

 

I tried today with disk 1 and it keeps trying to boot up and blue flashing lights and cannot ping.

Thanks

 

 

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