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ReadyNAS Pro 2 - blue light keeps blinking
I have a ReadyNAS Pro 2. Everything was working fine until I tried to reboot. Now, on reboot, I get a solid blue light that turns flashing. The flashing light continues flashing and does not stop. R...
Did you try directly accessing the NAS admin page using its IP address? Does it reply to ping?
Note the sentence on page 12:
Do you have a scratch disk you can try? If so, maybe power down, remove the two existing drives (labeling them by slow), then install the scratch. That should attempt a factory install - if it succeeds, then your chassis is fine. If the chassis has failed, then you are probably in a tough spot if you can't reinstall OS 4 somehow.
Your hardware manual is here: http://www.readynas.com/download/docume ... pril11.pdf
RDenben wrote: I also rebooted with "Disk test". The information indicator in RAIDar indicated the disk test was running, and then after a long time RAIDar returned to displaying the OS information. How do I know the result of this "disk test"?...
Note the sentence on page 12:
Disk test. Performs an offline full disk test. This can take 4 hours or more, depending on the size of your disks. Any problems are reported in the RAIDar discovery tool.
Do you have a scratch disk you can try? If so, maybe power down, remove the two existing drives (labeling them by slow), then install the scratch. That should attempt a factory install - if it succeeds, then your chassis is fine. If the chassis has failed, then you are probably in a tough spot if you can't reinstall OS 4 somehow.
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