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ReadyNAS RN214 completely dark after lightning
Hello All... My RN214 went completely dark after a lightning strike. It has four internal Western Digital WD400F9YZ 4TB hard drives. The power supply still shows 12VDC output at its terminals...
Jamie_Wiemeyer wrote:Does Netgear sell ReadyNAS hardware any longer?
They haven't said anything. But you can't find new product inventory from resellers, and some folks here have had difficulty getting support contracts. Also, they haven't launched a new ReadyNAS platform for some years (2017). So many of us are thinking they have quietly exited the storage business.
OS-6 Desktop ReadyNAS you could migrate to include the RN104, RN204, RN214, RN314, RN316, RN424, RN426, RN428, RN516, RN524, RN526, RN528, RN626, and the RN628. RN42x, RN52x, and RN62x are the newest platforms in this list. Anything over RN3xx is x86, the RN1xx and RN2xx are arm. But you can migrate from arm->x86 (although apps will need to be reinstalled).
The RN104 is a significant step down in performance (and is memory starved), so not the best choice. The RN204 has slightly less performance than the RN214 - I don't think you'd see any dropoff in file transfer speeds, but CPU intensive apps like Plex wouldn't perform quite as well.
Older OS-4.2 Desktop ReadyNAS that could be converted to OS-6 (and then migrated to) include the Ultra 4, Ultra 6, Ultra 4 Plus, Ultra 6 Plus, Pro 4, Pro Pioneer, Pro (Business) and the Pro 6. These models were all discontinued in 2013 (or earlier) so anything you buy here would be at least 9 years old. I recommend upgrading the RAM on these models to at least 2 GB before converting them - that is inexpensive.
Although NVX models also run 4.2.x firmware, they cannot be converted. So avoid them.
If you do go with a used ReadyNAS, make sure you get all the trays - they are sometimes not included, and can be hard to find.
Thanks, Stephen.
Does Netgear sell ReadyNAS hardware any longer?
I could not find a presentation of compatible hardware to acquire.
Jamie
Jamie_Wiemeyer wrote:Does Netgear sell ReadyNAS hardware any longer?
They haven't said anything. But you can't find new product inventory from resellers, and some folks here have had difficulty getting support contracts. Also, they haven't launched a new ReadyNAS platform for some years (2017). So many of us are thinking they have quietly exited the storage business.
OS-6 Desktop ReadyNAS you could migrate to include the RN104, RN204, RN214, RN314, RN316, RN424, RN426, RN428, RN516, RN524, RN526, RN528, RN626, and the RN628. RN42x, RN52x, and RN62x are the newest platforms in this list. Anything over RN3xx is x86, the RN1xx and RN2xx are arm. But you can migrate from arm->x86 (although apps will need to be reinstalled).
The RN104 is a significant step down in performance (and is memory starved), so not the best choice. The RN204 has slightly less performance than the RN214 - I don't think you'd see any dropoff in file transfer speeds, but CPU intensive apps like Plex wouldn't perform quite as well.
Older OS-4.2 Desktop ReadyNAS that could be converted to OS-6 (and then migrated to) include the Ultra 4, Ultra 6, Ultra 4 Plus, Ultra 6 Plus, Pro 4, Pro Pioneer, Pro (Business) and the Pro 6. These models were all discontinued in 2013 (or earlier) so anything you buy here would be at least 9 years old. I recommend upgrading the RAM on these models to at least 2 GB before converting them - that is inexpensive.
Although NVX models also run 4.2.x firmware, they cannot be converted. So avoid them.
If you do go with a used ReadyNAS, make sure you get all the trays - they are sometimes not included, and can be hard to find.
StephenB wrote:If you do go with a used ReadyNAS, make sure you get all the trays - they are sometimes not included, and can be hard to find.
And while they look similar, your 214's caddies won't fit into a legacy unit, though the opposite is not the case. Yours will fit into any native OS6 unit except rack-mount ones. The difficulty in finding caddies and the fact that many used units are sold without them do give your broken NAS some value "for parts" if you don't end up buying a used unit that can accept them. The caddies tend to sell for $30 to $40.
Thank you again for providing this explanatory list.
Currently looking for one of those models & hopefully one will surface.
Jamie
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