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I just purchased me a used ReadyNas Pro 4 with 4 - 4TB hard drives allready installed. I have been trying for the past 2 days to try and get it to be seen on the Readcloud but it keeps saying I have ...
Step by step for OS-6 conversion:
(Optionally) make sure the latest BIOS is installed before you do the conversion. To do this you install http://www.readynas.com/download/addons/x86/4.2/BIOS_Update_Package_0.5-x86.bin as an add-on and reboot the NAS. Do this after you backup the NAS. This isn't necessary, but if you do want to update the bios it is easiest to do it prior to conversion
Basic instructions for the conversion itself are
- BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP
- Upload PREPR4TOR6_0.1-x86.bin as an add-on using the ReadyNAS web gui, but do not reboot afterwards (avoids the need to do manual factory resets)
- Upload R4toR6_6.9.5.bin using the ReadyNAS web gui firmware update
- After you upload the addon+firmware and reboot, it will update the firmware and start a factory default.
- Go through the setup process on the converted NAS
- Update the NAS to the current OS 6 (check for updates will work).
- Restore files from the backup.
There is a small risk that the process could fail, and if that were to happen it might not be possible to get the NAS running again.
As far as RAM goes, the Pro4 only has one memory slot and it uses DDR2 RAM. While there are some 4 GB modules that will work, most of them won't - and the ones that do are very expensive. I recommend sticking with 2 GB. Any 240 pin PC2-6400 DDR2 ram module will work, and you should be able to find something suitable for ~20 USD or less.
I see you saying Back Up what am I backing up nothing on the Hard drives except the music and the vids I put on to test or is there something else to back up
Yoda3647 wrote:
I see you saying Back Up what am I backing up nothing on the Hard drives except the music and the vids I put on to test or is there something else to back up
Any files you have on the NAS now will be deleted during the process. So "back up" means "back up anything you want to keep on the NAS".
I realize in your case the NAS is likely near-empty, but it's important that anyone reading this instructions understand the need to back up/restore the files.
Yes, thst is what I thought I was just making sure. Got a question I read somewhere in my research that if I hook up a ethernet cable from my NAS ethernet 1 to my Router and then also hook up a second ethernet cable from my NAS Ethernet 2 to my Router it would be better?? is that True or False?
Yoda3647 wrote:
I read somewhere in my research that if I hook up a ethernet cable from my NAS ethernet 1 to my Router and then also hook up a second ethernet cable from my NAS Ethernet 2 to my Router it would be better?? is that True or False?
Generally it's not true.
If you connect both ethernet cables you need to set up "link aggregation" (also called "bonding"). Most of the methods for bonding require special support in the switch or router.
Also, there can only be a speed increase if you have multiple people accessing the NAS at the same time.
Link aggregation can be helpful in corporate settings, where you have a lot of users. In almost home settings there is little to no benefit.
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