Readynas NV+ v1 crashed, can i plug the hdd into a new Readynas 204 and contunie using my data?

[Dutchneworlean]

Hi, I have an older Readynas nv+ v1,

it died on me,  beyond repair, but the four hdd that were inside still work, can i plug these into a new readynas 204 and have my data ready to use again?

or what steps would i have to take to restore my old data?

thanks for your help..

[StephenB]

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@Dutchneworlean wrote:

Hi, I have an older Readynas nv+ v1,

it died on me,  beyond repair, but the four hdd that were inside still work, can i plug these into a new readynas 204 and have my data ready to use again?

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You can't simply migrate the disks, you'll need to copy the data to external storage.

Netgear's info on this is here: http://kb.netgear.com/29876/ReadyNAS-Migrating-disks-from-RAIDiator-4-1-or-RAIDiator-5-3-to-ReadyNAS...  Some posters here have said that support will charge even you are within the 90 day support window for the RN204.

If you have a PC that you can boot up under linux (perhaps using a LiveCD or LiveUSB boot) then you can mount the drives yourself using this guide: http://home.bott.ca/webserver/?p=306