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stivostenberg
Jul 31, 2016Follower
ReadyNAS Recovery
I understand I have run into a common problem. The power supply on my RND4210 went dead, and now I cannot access the data on my drives. Apparently Netgear discontinued support, and has no spare p...
- Jul 31, 2016
The pinout diagram you are looking for is here: http://www.readynas.com/download/archive/pdf/ReadyNAS_PSU_pinout.pdf You can modify an extender cable instead of changing the actual PSU cable. The problem with that approach is getting all the cables to fit back into the NAS chassis.
With Netgear Support help, you can also mount the volume in a new NAS, so you can copy the data off to some other storage.
The volume can also be mounted in a standard x86 linux system (including a PC using a linux boot CD): http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=306
Finally, some users have had good look using ReclaiMe for data recovery (which is freeware), so that might also be able to access the data on the disks. http://www.freeraidrecovery.com/
omicron_persei8
Jul 31, 2016Luminary
Hi. If you look for threads about RND4000 and NV+ (same NAS), you should find some information about the different options you have. This has been discussed many times.
StephenB
Jul 31, 2016Guru - Experienced User
The pinout diagram you are looking for is here: http://www.readynas.com/download/archive/pdf/ReadyNAS_PSU_pinout.pdf You can modify an extender cable instead of changing the actual PSU cable. The problem with that approach is getting all the cables to fit back into the NAS chassis.
With Netgear Support help, you can also mount the volume in a new NAS, so you can copy the data off to some other storage.
The volume can also be mounted in a standard x86 linux system (including a PC using a linux boot CD): http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=306
Finally, some users have had good look using ReclaiMe for data recovery (which is freeware), so that might also be able to access the data on the disks. http://www.freeraidrecovery.com/
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