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sygenltd
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Mar 22, 2016
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RNDP6610 HDD release catch

Hi All, This may sound silly but our readynas needs a HDD replacing and I cant get the hotswap drive out. The release catches appear to be covered with a circluar piece of plastic - they are not rec...
  • StephenB's avatar
    Mar 22, 2016

    It's not silly, its a flawed older tray design.

     

    There are two options:  

     

    One is to push a stiff paperclip or a pushpin into the hole in the center of the button ("A" below).

     

    If you look through the slots at "B" (flashlight might be needed) you can see a release that you can also slide with a stiff paperclip or a small screwdriver.  That often works better.

     

    stucktrayrelease.png

    There is also a youtube that might be helpful: