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Solid red alert LED, no network link, flashing red disk light
It has the latest ReadyNAS firmware. One disk started complaining about SMART errors but continued to function (while likely reducing performance). I bought a replacement drive but the drive was ba...
My bad. The ethernet cable was loose. When I fixed that I got a link light and found the unit at its usual IP address. (I was expecting the worst so I didn't check the basic stuff like "is it plugged in?")
And I am being really stupid because the model of disk I bought nearly matches the netgear compatibility list except that it is SAS.
Sorry to waste your time!
nmgeek wrote:
Next step? RAIDar? (which means I have to comandeer someone's Windows PC since RAIDar only runs on Windows?)
RAIDar would be good. There are versions for linux, mac, and windows. https://kb.netgear.com/20684/ReadyNAS-Downloads#raidar
My bad. The ethernet cable was loose. When I fixed that I got a link light and found the unit at its usual IP address. (I was expecting the worst so I didn't check the basic stuff like "is it plugged in?")
And I am being really stupid because the model of disk I bought nearly matches the netgear compatibility list except that it is SAS.
Sorry to waste your time!
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