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RN316 will not boot. Corrupt?

x219c
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RN316 will not boot. Corrupt?

I just bought this RN316 used and am planning on using it to backup my 516... 

 

I am familiar with the boot menu, and can't get it to show up on this machine. I think the internal storage is corrupt or something and I need to reinstall the OS.

 

When I boot now (with a LCD hooked up) I get the message: "This is not a bootable disk. Please insert a bootable floppy and press any key to try again . . ." The display on the front of the machine just reads: Booting...

 

Is there any way to create a bootable usb drive that will reinstall the OS onto the onboard storage?

 

I have tried it with a HDD in it and without, can't get to the boot menu.

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StephenB
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x219c
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Thanks Stephen! That's exactly what I'm looking for!

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x219c
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Is there a trick to getting the tool to recognize a img file? I've tried putting the 6.4 img in the same folder as well as 6.2.4. Nothing populates in the Firmware Image area.

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x219c
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Nevermind... I got it. Apparently you have to drop it in the x86 folder, not the root.

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x219c
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Just an update... In case anyone runs into the problem I did. This did solve the problem. The NAS is up and running flawlessly.

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