RNDP6610 HDD release catch

[sygenltd]

Hi All,

This may sound silly but our readynas needs a HDD replacing and I cant get the hotswap drive out. The release catches appear to be covered with a circluar piece of plastic - they are not rectangular like in the manual. Can anyone help this is really frustrating.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

It's not silly, its a flawed older tray design.

There are two options:  

One is to push a stiff paperclip or a pushpin into the hole in the center of the button ("A" below).

If you look through the slots at "B" (flashlight might be needed) you can see a release that you can also slide with a stiff paperclip or a small screwdriver.  That often works better.

There is also a youtube that might be helpful:

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

It's not silly, its a flawed older tray design.

There are two options:  

One is to push a stiff paperclip or a pushpin into the hole in the center of the button ("A" below).

If you look through the slots at "B" (flashlight might be needed) you can see a release that you can also slide with a stiff paperclip or a small screwdriver.  That often works better.

There is also a youtube that might be helpful:

[JennC]

Hello sygenltd,

Here's the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKczCPiqc-4

The disk trays with round button are the old disk trays, rectangular ones were made because of the stuck issue.

We hope this helps, let us know.

Welcome to the community!

Regards,

[sygenltd]

Thank you both for the information. Most appreciated.