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Detritusuk
Jun 04, 2023Aspirant
RND4000v2 - RND4000 NV+ v2 - Readynas Wont Switch On Boot Up
Hello All, I am hoping for some guidance here. I have a Readynas NV+ v2 that wont switch on or boot up. The power supply has a green light indicator on the inline transformer brick and there...
- Jun 04, 2023
Detritusuk wrote:
Lets be clear too, that the main aim is to get the data off that's required from the drives. Configured as Flex Raid. 4 disks and single hard drive redundancy.
It should be possible to mount the RAID array manually in an x86 linux system.
You can also use RAID recovery software in a PC - R-Studio would work. You'd want the $79.99 version.
Note you can see if the software can access your data before purchase.
StephenB
Oct 03, 2023Guru - Experienced User
StevoW wrote:
I have checked the Reset button as best I can and when I insert the paperclip and press it I can feel a small movement/click - so I don't think it is jammed.
Could still be a failed switch I think. Would be good to get Sandshark's thoughts.
Sandshark
Oct 03, 2023Sensei
The NV+ V2 in one ReadyNAS I have never owned. There are two things that can cause the unit to boot directly into the boot menu. One is that the NAS believes the reset button is pushed. The other is bad firmware, as that's what provides the boot menu.
Netgear has never released schematics for the ReadyNAS line, so fault isolation of hardware issues it tough. But you could open the unit and at least see if the button seems to be working. Most ReadyNAS buttons are double-pole and use both for redundancy, but the reset button may not because it's not used often. I would pursue this if the next option doesn't work.
USB recovery should fix a firmware problem, but finding the tool to do so is difficult. See Requesting-USB-recovery-for-NV-v2 , which is from a user with the same issue as yours and a link to the proper tool is in a reply.
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