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ReadyNAS NV+ v1 not booting, HD Lights 1 & 3 on - Cant find 4.1.16 USB Recovery
Hi all, I hope someone might be able to steer me in tthe right direction to help me sove my problem. Had a power cut after trying to restat the device the blue power light would flash rappidl...
UPDATE: Problem solved
Befaor I started throwing miney at this issue, I remembered about the memory. I ordered a cheap replacement of Amazon and installed today. The box wakes up and is running as normal now. Next step is to look to migrate my data to a new location.
Thanks
I'd confirm your analysis of the LEDs with RAIDar. https://kb.netgear.com/20684/ReadyNAS-Downloads
I'd also try booting up the NAS with no disks, and see if you get the normal "no disks" status.
TemplePO wrote:
There was also a warning on the USB recovery page saying that ReadyNAS boot loader does not support USB flash drives with USB hub built-in. As it's 2020 now, is this still going to be a problem? I can only find Sandisks which seems to all have USB hub.
You're running a NAS that's been out of production for 9 years - so it still is a problem. But the sandisk thumb drives I see out there do not have a USB hub built in..
Hi, thanks for your reply..
After I hit the power button, I get nothing after the initial flashing power light and the solid disk LEDs so I can't get this to get on my network for RAIDar to detect (unless there is something that would run in the background I'm unaware of). I attach a copy of the doc I followed regarding the LEDs (Row 4).
Yes, as part of my tinkering I tried a number of variations of disk insertions - The status display screen also does not light up so I do not get any feedback - Also the disks are not spinning.
So Sandisks seem to not be an issue then which is great - Does this now mean I should go for the USB recovery? If yes, where do I find the correct file I need? If no, anything else I should do?
Thanks so much,
TemplePO wrote:
After I hit the power button, I get nothing after the initial flashing power light and the solid disk LEDs so I can't get this to get on my network for RAIDar to detect (unless there is something that would run in the background I'm unaware of). I attach a copy of the doc I followed regarding the LEDs (Row 4).
The boot loader can communicate over the network, so please do try RAIDar. There is some risk in the USB recovery, so it's best to be certain that it is needed. https://kb.netgear.com/21400/RAIDiator-4-1-USB-Recovery-Tool
Really appreciate your time on this..
I did try this last night and restarted it again this morning as RAIDar didn't detect a thing so that was concerning.. Is there anything else that I could try? before going for the USB recovery?
One concern is that the "LED language" pdf doesn't specify your NV+. It lists other older NAS. I haven't seen any confirmation that all the codes apply to the NV+ as well.
Also, if TFTP boot recovery is needed, then your NAS should be on the network - since TFTP requires that. Have you disabled any internet security software (and antivirus) running on the PC?
I suggest trying this with the disks removed (but remember to label them by slot, as you do want to preserve the order).
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