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2trees
Aug 22, 2013Aspirant
ReadyNAS Duo
The subject is in accordance with the Unit Label, but I am advised by Technical Support that from the serial # submitted it is in fact v1 !! Firstly I must say that I am extremely frustrated by the to...
StephenB
Aug 26, 2013Guru - Experienced User
A factory reset has the same result, whether you achieve it by wiping the disks and reinserting, or by the front panel.
I am seeing a couple of possibilities still
(a) If the firmware is very old, it might not be compatible with the newer browser. The firmware version also confirms the NAS platform type.
(b) If he removed/wiped/replaced the disks one at a time, with the unit running, then he might not have done a reset - the unit would have resynced instead.
(c) He also might not have actually wiped the disks - it is not commonly done after all.
(d) something else altogether...
(b) and (c) would of course mean that the original admin password is still in force.
I am seeing a couple of possibilities still
(a) If the firmware is very old, it might not be compatible with the newer browser. The firmware version also confirms the NAS platform type.
(b) If he removed/wiped/replaced the disks one at a time, with the unit running, then he might not have done a reset - the unit would have resynced instead.
(c) He also might not have actually wiped the disks - it is not commonly done after all.
(d) something else altogether...
(b) and (c) would of course mean that the original admin password is still in force.
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