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ReadyNAS Duo only boots with no drives
Model: ReadyNAS Duo RND2000 v2. 2 x Samsung HD103SJ (1000GB/7200rpm/32M) in mirror running without problem for 2-3yrs. I normally receive email notifications for weekly backups to an attached USB ...
Ok. If you registered it, you can also check the warranty status at support.netgear.com.
The NAS won't fully boot without disks, as the operating system is installed onto the disks during the initial setup process.
When was the last backup done? If there is data you need to get off, you can connect disk drive 1 to a Windows PC (with a USB adapter or SATA), you might be able to get the data off with linux reader (http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/). This will NOT work with disk 2, only disk 1. That is probably the thing to try next.
If you have a SATA drive you aren't using, you can try inserting that drive in the NAS by itself (NAS powered down), and see if the factory install procedure executes. That would let you know if the NAS hardware is still functioning normally. You can alternatively do a factory reset with the current drives, but that will destroy your data.
The hardware manual for the v1 is here: http://www.readynas.com/download/docume ... 6Dec11.pdf The boot menu options are described starting on page 15.
The NAS won't fully boot without disks, as the operating system is installed onto the disks during the initial setup process.
When was the last backup done? If there is data you need to get off, you can connect disk drive 1 to a Windows PC (with a USB adapter or SATA), you might be able to get the data off with linux reader (http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/). This will NOT work with disk 2, only disk 1. That is probably the thing to try next.
If you have a SATA drive you aren't using, you can try inserting that drive in the NAS by itself (NAS powered down), and see if the factory install procedure executes. That would let you know if the NAS hardware is still functioning normally. You can alternatively do a factory reset with the current drives, but that will destroy your data.
The hardware manual for the v1 is here: http://www.readynas.com/download/docume ... 6Dec11.pdf The boot menu options are described starting on page 15.
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