RNDU6000 won't boot - faulty PSU or bricked NAS?

Ixa wrote:

Hi mazerj, Since the ReadyNAS Pro 6 and RN316 are both Intel-based ReadyNAS, all I know is its possible that you could insert your existing drives from the ReadyNAS Pro 6 to the new RN316 bays accordingly from which you have pulled it out. Make sure that the new RN316 is still off while you insert your existing drives. Then, power on your new RN316 and you should be able to access the data. BE SURE to COPY/BACKUP your data right away once you were able to access it. Then after backing up the data, factory reset the new RN316 and proceed with the initial setup. finally, restore the data you have backed up. If you are hesitant in what I have suggested, it would be best that you do it with Netgear Support over the phone for guidance: http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/#tab-call

That makes sense -- my recollection is that the readynas boots from HHD, not flash, but uses flash when there's no OS on the disks (initial config etc). So perhaps the 4.2.x installed on the HDDs will work on the RN3216 hardware well enough to backup the data.. I'll call support before I do anything once the new unit arrives tomorrow.
Thanks.