RND2150/2 drivers

[Pacemaker65]

Hi does any one know where to get drivers for the RND2150/2 , I have been trying for a long time to connect to it but my old pc went bang and now there does not appear to be drivers on the Netgear site ??????

thank you in advance.

[schumaku · Accepted solution]

Get the appropriate Java from https://www.java.com/en/ - note a reboot might be required to become active.

RAIDar 6.5 download is available from https://kb.netgear.com/20684/ReadyNAS-Downloads?article=20684#raidar - the challenge required might be on how to download the .exe file ...

[Sandshark]

It's a NAS, accessed like a server over a network.  You don't need drivers.  You can download RAIDar, but it's just an aid in finding and maintaining your NAS.

However, you have two problems because of the age of the unit's OS:  modern browsers won't allow you to access it (for either share access or admin UI access) because it's limited to TLS V1.0, and SMB1, to which your NAS is also limited, is depreciated in Windows and Mac OS's.  You can enable it in Windows, I don't know about Mac,

Assuming you have a Windows machine, using Edge in IE mode should allow you to access the interface.

[schumaku]

RND2150/2 reads like a ReadyNAS RND2150 v2. No driers required, as this is a network attached storage device (NAS). You access this from Windows (or any other computer able to access SMB 1.0*) computer using the SMB protocol. Sure, you might have to enable SMB 1.0 (CIFS) support on your newer Windows 10/11.  Smarter (but requiring some more effort) would be to migrate this to a ReadyNAS OS 6 system. Yes, this isn't really supported - but this applies to your outdated NAS anyway.

[Pacemaker65]

Thank you for the assistance but I am not that compute savy

[Pacemaker65]

Thank you for the help but I am not computer savy

[schumaku]

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@Pacemaker65 wrote:

Thank you for the assistance but I am not that compute savy

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While the process is not difficult: Most active users here never had to convert an r4 to an OS6 system. Doing it requires a full backup (independent of the  the ReadyNAS), inherits the need for a factors reset including erasing all existing volumes. Take it as a not so-smart advise from my side.

[StephenB]

Start by installing RAIDar 6.5 on the new PC from here:

• https://kb.netgear.com/20684/ReadyNAS-Downloads

Let us know if it finds the NAS on your network.  If it does, then give us the IP address and any status.

If you know how to take a Windows screen shot, then try posting the RAIDar screen that way.

[Pacemaker65]

Hi what one my unit is not listed ( RND2150/2 )

[schumaku]

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@Pacemaker65 wrote:

Hi what one my unit is not listed ( RND2150/2 )

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...for RAIDar v6.5? It's completely hardware independent 8-) 

[Pacemaker65]

thank you for the information but  I do not have Java loaded there for Raidar 6.0 will not down load. I have tried loading Java and no go

[schumaku · Accepted solution]

Get the appropriate Java from https://www.java.com/en/ - note a reboot might be required to become active.

RAIDar 6.5 download is available from https://kb.netgear.com/20684/ReadyNAS-Downloads?article=20684#raidar - the challenge required might be on how to download the .exe file ...

[StephenB]

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@Pacemaker65 wrote:

thank you for the information but  I do not have Java loaded there for Raidar 6.0 will not down load. I have tried loading Java and no go

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The newest version of Java I got to work was Java 8.  In particular, this binary worked correctly:

• https://faucet.aas.duke.edu/pub/pc/bigfix/patches/java/jre-8u221-windows-i586.exe

No idea if you'll neet to remove the existing JVM before you install this or not.

[Pacemaker65]

Thank you for the help.

Loaded Java and Raidar 6.0 but still can not find the NAS

[StephenB]

How long has it been since you were able to access the NAS?

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@Pacemaker65 wrote:

Loaded Java and Raidar 6.0 but still can not find the NAS

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Trying powering down the NAS, and then removing the hard drives.  Label them by slot, so you can put them back into the same place.

Then power up the NAS with no disks, and see if RAIDar finds them that way.  You should also see it in your router's attached device list.

[Pacemaker65]

thank you for the assistance

[Pacemaker65]

done that and it is still not found

[Pacemaker65]

Hi Stephen it has been years that I have not been able to access the drive

[StephenB]

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@Pacemaker65 wrote:

it has been years that I have not been able to access the drive

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Is there data on the NAS that you'd like to recover?  Or are you just wanting to bring it back to life if you can?

I am guessing that you are seeing signs of power. So I am thinking that the ethernet NIC might have failed.  If you have a spare cable, you might try connecting that, just in case.

The NIC does have an LED status indication on it - are you seeing a green or amber status there?  Or is it dark?