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ReadyNAS NV+ won't boot
Hello community. So after having my trusty NV+ for 15 years it finally decided to stop working. I can't seem to resesitate it and was hoping that i might get some input here before I give it a well...
dsmboris wrote:
With all the drives removed, when I power it up after about 10 sec drive 1 and 3 lights go solid and stay that way.
Try a USB or TFTP recovery. https://kb.netgear.com/21400/RAIDiator-4-1-USB-Recovery-Tool
Hi. Thanks for the suggestion but that KB article page says that applies to the following models and my NV+ v1 is not listed. Should I try it anyway?
supported models for that USB Recovery trick are:
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dsmboris wrote:
Hi. Thanks for the suggestion but that KB article page says that applies to the following models and my NV+ v1 is not listed.
Your NV+ is also known as the RND4000. so it is listed, and I think you should try the procedure.
- Thanks. Went ahead and tried it and it didn’t work. Holding the power button, after 4-5 seconds, the LEDs start blinking: first drive 2 LED followed by 1, 3 and 4 LEDs together. They just alternate blinking. And that is all the unit does no matter how long I depress the power button.
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