Firmware 6.10.4. Doing some work at home, powered down two NAS units and moved to another switch in another room. First unit powered up fine. Second unit, this one, says, "Booting....", ethernet link light appears, then a few seconds later goes back out and display changes to "Boot Menu". Pressing backup button does not scroll through boot menu. I followed the instructions here:
Just tried it, same results. "NetGear Storage Welcome" for a few seconds, then "Booting..." for about 10-15 seconds, then "Boot Menu". I'm guessing it was doing the "NetGear Storage Welcome" before, too, I just wasn't staring at it as hard.
So I reseated the drive caddies well and tried again, no change.
I think the reset button of that unit is stuck in which is why it is going straight to the boot menu.
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If the 314 is like most of the ReadyNAS I've torn apart, the reset is notmally closed. So, a bad solder joint can also cause the button to act as if always pushed. But some also have a double-pole switch and use both sides in parallel to keep that from being an issue. If you have the skills and the NAS is not still under warranty, you could check it.
