I acquired a second hand ReadyNAS NV+ (RND4000V3 with 4 x 2TB disks. I has trouble booting so I tried a Factory Reset. However it now won't perfom any boot functions at all so i need to try a Boot Recovery USB.
Can anyone provide me with the procedures and comands to do this on a MAC please
I acquired a second hand ReadyNAS NV+ (RND4000V3 with 4 x 2TB disks. I has trouble booting so I tried a Factory Reset. However it now won't perfom any boot functions at all so i need to try a Boot Recovery USB.
When pressing Power Button it blinks for about 30 secs then goes of. Display says Booting Please wait.
No disk activity during this time however disk LEDS flsh once. Display says Booting Please wait when power LED off. No connection available from RAIDar on MAC
When pressing Power Button it blinks for about 30 secs then goes of. Display says Booting Please wait.
No disk activity during this time however disk LEDS flsh once. Display says Booting Please wait when power LED off. No connection available from RAIDar on MAC
Try removing the disks with the NAS powered down, and then power up. You should see a "no disks" indication on the display and from RAIDar. Let us know if you see that.
What disks are you using? Did they come with the NAS, or are they newly purchased?
I guess it could be the power, but it could be something else in the chassis hardware. About the only things you can replace are the PSU and the memory.
Perhaps @Sandshark or @mdgm will have some troubleshooting ideas.
I don't know of anything in a factory default that would cause that. But that you did it because you were having problems with access is an indicator that the power supply may be the cause, and it just got worse due to time, not anything you did.
But a problem with the flash could also cause the problem you are seeing, I believe, so it's worth trying first. Unfortunately, I know of no method of creating the recovery key on a Mac.
Given the age of your unit, the power supply is a real possibility. There is not any really good way to troubleshoot that except by replacement. Be aware that while the power connector looks like a standard ATX 20 pin, it has a slightly different wiring. An adapter can be made, or pins can be swapped, but don't just plug in a supply that looks like it will work.
I use an adapter cable and a standard ATX supply externally to test if a power supply replacement is the solution. The adapter can be made from a 24-pin to 20-pin ATX conversion cable, but it's not worth doing that unless you already have a supply to use with it. And being a Mac user, I doubt you do.
Unfortunately, that leaves you in a bad place. How much money do you want to spend to try to resurrect a 10+ year old NAS, especially if you are unsure it will even work?
IMHO, a complete NV+ isn't worth much more than the cost of a replacement supply, at least if you get one already modified for the ReadyNAS. Given that you don't even know if that's the problem, it's a risky buy.
