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Updating firmware...FOREVER
I decided to upgrade my NAS's firmware and I usually do it manually, so I downloaded it. The version I downloaded was RAIDiator 4.1.13 (Sparc) but my ReadyNAS Duo (v1) didn't like it so I decided to ...
If you install a new disk, it will do a factory reset (e.g, a clean install) on that drive. Remember that the NAS boots from the disk, not flash.
If you have a backup, you can of course go down this path, and rebuild the NAS (reinstalling add-ons, restoring the configuration, reloading data from the backup). It will not let you preserve the data from the original disk 1.
A good description of the duo v1 boot menu is here: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/ ... 6Dec11.pdf
If you want to pause and try recovering your data from disk 1, you can connect that drive directly to a Windows PC (SATA or USB) and try linux reader (http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/)
If you have a backup, you can of course go down this path, and rebuild the NAS (reinstalling add-ons, restoring the configuration, reloading data from the backup). It will not let you preserve the data from the original disk 1.
A good description of the duo v1 boot menu is here: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/ ... 6Dec11.pdf
If you want to pause and try recovering your data from disk 1, you can connect that drive directly to a Windows PC (SATA or USB) and try linux reader (http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/)
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