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Jedi_Berang
Apr 27, 2018Aspirant
readynas duo v2 dead, I need to disk read on windows
Hello
Due to power outage, my old readynas duo v2 doesn't poweron anymore.
I removed the disks, and I want to read data from it on my computer running win10.
I was on default raid type (so ...
StephenB
Apr 27, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Do you know what firmware your duo was running?
The labels on the back are confusing, and many v1 users mistakenly think they have v2 units.
A v2
- says duo v2 on the front of the chassis
- has -200XXX at the end of the part number (XXX either is NAS or a country-specific code)
- runs 5.3.x firmware
a v1
- has -100XXX at the end of the part number
- runs 4.1.x firmware
- might well say v2 on a label on the rear of the chassis
Also are you using XRAID or Flexraid?
Options for accessing your data sometimes do depend on the correct model identification and the RAID mode, so please do confirm what you have.
If you are using XRAID or jbod (one volume per disk), you can also try using r-linux for windows (https://www.r-studio.com/free-linux-recovery/ ). If you are using XRAID then use the first disk - in the specific case of a v1 NAS, the second disk has a different partition structure, and r-linux won't be able to access your data volume.
You can connect the disk with either a USB dock/adapter or with SATA. Make sure you don't initialize or format it. You'll see it in Windows disk manager, but windows itself won't recognize the format. R-linux for windows should though.
Jedi_Berang
Apr 27, 2018Aspirant
ok it must be a V1, it was running v4 firmware if I remember correctly. Also, V2 isn't written on front.
I'm pretty sure the raid 1 was in xraid. I had one volume per disk.
So thanks, I'll try to plug in disk1 on sata. Indeed I will be very carefull, I want to recover my data from the disk, then only I'll add the second disk, and create a raid 1 on my computer. Later on, I'll try to gather money for a new nas
I'll try the diskinternals and r-studio softwares.
- StephenBApr 27, 2018Guru - Experienced User
FWIW, some folks reported that diskinternals didn't work for them. If your experience is different, please report back.
Jedi_Berang wrote:
I'm pretty sure the raid 1 was in xraid. I had one volume per disk.
XRAID would have one volume (but two disks).
One volume per disk (e.g., two volumes all together) would be a FlexRAID setup.
- Jedi_BerangApr 30, 2018AspirantHi
Good news. I plugged disk one only, and used diskinternals linux reader.
The volume was accessible directly, so I recovered all data.
Only after checking I had everything, I added the second disk, created an intel raid1, activated and formated it in win10, and put the data back on it
To put it in a nutshell for readynas rnd2000 v1, default raid is x-raid, and plugging disk1 in computer and use diskinternals linux reader on windows saved me- StephenBApr 30, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Jedi_Berang wrote:
Good news. I plugged disk one only, and used diskinternals linux reader.
The volume was accessible directly, so I recovered all data.I'm glad you succeeded in off-loading your data (and thx for confirming that diskinternals still works with the duo v1).
Jedi_Berang wrote:
Only after checking I had everything, I added the second disk, created an intel raid1, activated and formated it in win10, and put the data back on itJust to confirm that I understand this correctly - you created a RAID-1 array on the PC, which is now hosting your data files?
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