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Aspirant

Nov 17, 2015

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ReadyNAS Ultra 2 boot problem

Hello there, I've bought a ReadyNAS Ultra2 3 years ago and I didn't have any problem with it until now. It don't boot anymore. I'll try to explain clearly. I can power it on, fan seems t...

Booting

Kakik5280
Nov 24, 2015
Hello JennC,

Thanks for the answer but I got the data using Linux Reader.
Therefore I've tried to format the 2 drives with the Default factory boot mode but it was running for more than 24 hours and never finished.

I tried to format drive into my computer with windows disk manager and I succeed.

I assume the HDD are ok and the NAS should be dead.

Thanks for your time.

Kakik5280

Aspirant

Nov 17, 2015

:robotsad: Bought on September 2012 ...

Kakik5280

Aspirant

Nov 17, 2015

I put one of the hard drive to my computer with a SATA to USB adapter and I manage to read data using linux reader.

Then I'm backuping the data to another place before going further.

I will try the NAS with no disk at all to see if it will be vsible.

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 17, 2015
Kakik5280 wrote:

I put one of the hard drive to my computer with a SATA to USB adapter and I manage to read data using linux reader.

Unfortunately, I don't think linux reader works with the ultra.
- JennC
  NETGEAR Employee Retired
  Nov 19, 2015
  Hello Kakik5280,
  
  ReadyNAS formats drives to EXT3. To recover data from the drive/s you may need to mount it to a Linux computer. This procedure is beyond NETGEAR scope of support as they do not have training for this since you will be dealing with the disks/drive's settings.
  
  You may also check post of Dekkit on the forum link below as a guide:
  
  http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=35153
  
  Regards,
  - Kakik5280
    Aspirant
    Nov 24, 2015
    Hello JennC,
    
    Thanks for the answer but I got the data using Linux Reader.
    Therefore I've tried to format the 2 drives with the Default factory boot mode but it was running for more than 24 hours and never finished.
    
    I tried to format drive into my computer with windows disk manager and I succeed.
    
    I assume the HDD are ok and the NAS should be dead.
    
    Thanks for your time.