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ReadyNAS Pro 6: will not start to boot menu #24685352
I use a ReadyNAS Pro 6 (RNDP6630D-200) here at the office to store, view and edit hundreds of hours of standard definition video. The unit was purchased in July 2012 and has worked without issue for o...
UPDATE: So after getting the NAS up and running again, I completed my backup, and everything was cool for a couple days (note: I never shut down the NAS during this time). On Friday, I updated the firmware and even after the reboots during that process, everything was still fine. On Friday afternoon, I shut the NAS down for the weekend.
Now on Monday morning, I'm faced with the same issue that brought me here in the first place.
The NAS turns on, but hangs very early in the startup process. The display sticks at "ReadyNAS" and the fans spin at what I'd call a "standby speed", never ramping up to the speed they usually hit during startup when the disks spin up.
So, like last time, I forced shut down and removed the drives, then restarted. First time without the drives, same issue -- hanging on "ReadyNAS". I forced shutdown and restarted -- this time I got to the "No disks detected" error. RAIDar scans show everything green, except the absent disks, of course.
I forced shutdown again, reinserted the disks, and started up. This was all it took to get back up and running last week, but this time, it's still hanging on "ReadyNAS".
I'm fully backed up, and a new ReadyNAS 516 is on it's way, but I'd really love to find out what the heck is going on with this thing!
Anybody know what could cause these semi-consistent boot failures? And if there's anything I can do about it? At this point, it seems like all I can do is keep pulling and replacing the disks in between restarts, and hope to get lucky.
Thanks again for the help!
Now on Monday morning, I'm faced with the same issue that brought me here in the first place.
The NAS turns on, but hangs very early in the startup process. The display sticks at "ReadyNAS" and the fans spin at what I'd call a "standby speed", never ramping up to the speed they usually hit during startup when the disks spin up.
So, like last time, I forced shut down and removed the drives, then restarted. First time without the drives, same issue -- hanging on "ReadyNAS". I forced shutdown and restarted -- this time I got to the "No disks detected" error. RAIDar scans show everything green, except the absent disks, of course.
I forced shutdown again, reinserted the disks, and started up. This was all it took to get back up and running last week, but this time, it's still hanging on "ReadyNAS".
I'm fully backed up, and a new ReadyNAS 516 is on it's way, but I'd really love to find out what the heck is going on with this thing!
Anybody know what could cause these semi-consistent boot failures? And if there's anything I can do about it? At this point, it seems like all I can do is keep pulling and replacing the disks in between restarts, and hope to get lucky.
Thanks again for the help!
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