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Unable to access boot menu on ReadyNAS 2304 using Reset + Power button combination
Hoping someone can provide some hints as to next steps. I have google'd and searched through this forum for different variations of 'cannot access boot menu' with and without 'readynas 2304' key word...
I have also tried just keeping the Reset button depressed while powering on the NAS and it simply never goes into the Boot menu, i.e., health, UI, power buttons solid lights). This prevents the power cycling if I hold Reset and Power buttons down at the same time mentioned above but still cannot get access to the Boot menu to execute the OS re-install function.
You should definitely not be keeping the power button depressed when you try to enter that menu. But I think I read that you also tried that. Can you see the NAS with RAIDar if there are no drives installed?
You may need a USB recovery rather than just an OS re-install, most likely because of a corrupted UBOOT.
Sandshark thanks for the reply and confirming I have not missed anything obvious so far.
Unfortunately, I have tried scanning using RAIDar to no avail...never finds it. Have tried jacking a Windows machine directly into both NAS ports and scanning that was as well. Never finds the NAS. Tried checking all Attached Devices in the Orbi router as well and cannot see it there either. The NAS has/had a fixed IP address assignment so would have thought it would have shown up in that search.
Have tried powering up with just Reset depressed as well as Reset + Power depressed with all drives in, no drives in, and just one drive in...all to no avail...never gets to 3 light solid Boot menu status.
Will try and search for USB boot information now on the forum and see if I can find those instructions and try that now...
Assuming your RAIDar searches did include with no drives installed, then I think USB recovery is the next step.
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