ReadyNAS pro: Q6600 working, E7600 not...

[kekegsm]

Hi All,

I bought an used ReadyNAS Pro.

The last owner changed the CPU to Q6600, the CPU cooler to a Schyte Kodati. But for me the E7600 enough, and use less power/make less heat. 105W vs 65W, that is much.

The problem is: The NAS working with Q6600 like a charm, but if I replace CPU, no boot. Just the fans running on max, and READYNAS only on LCD. Cant reset, cant make anything.

What can I do?

[mdgm-ntgr · Accepted solution]

In the logs there is bios_ver.log. The latest BIOS is from 07/26/2010

There's a very long thread on this: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Community-Add-ons/More-on-CPU-specs-of-the-ReadyNAS-Pro/td-p/635055

[mdgm-ntgr]

What's the date of the BIOS on this system?

Also note that some older units have motherboards that are not compatible with as wide a range of CPUs as newer boards.

[kekegsm]

how can I check the Bios version? And where can I find the latest BIOS for it?

 It is an RNDP6350

The motherboard version is: FLAME6 v1.1 (between the CPU and the RAMs)

[mdgm-ntgr · Accepted solution]

In the logs there is bios_ver.log. The latest BIOS is from 07/26/2010

There's a very long thread on this: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Community-Add-ons/More-on-CPU-specs-of-the-ReadyNAS-Pro/td-p/635055

[kekegsm]

I tried with this CPU-s, none of them work:

Core2Duo E7500

Pentium E5500

Core2Duo E4500

But with Q6600, working like charm... 

[kekegsm]

After the BIOS upgrade the E7600 working