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I have been using my ReadyNAS duo V1 (2150) for quite some time. Suddenly, it quit communicating, and has "disappeared" from my network. The blue "on" button light is on, but it dims, occasionally to off. The two drive lights do not come on, but the "activity" light will blink.
I am almost afraid to ask, but .... I have a second ReadyNAS duo, and it is V2 (versus the V1 which is "in trouble"). Would I encounter the same incompatibility trying to load my V1 disks into the V2 as you indicate I would have trying to use a "new" ReadNAS?
Yes, Your V2 uses an arm processor, so you can't migrate the V1 drives to it.
I know the "use the linux reader" sounds like the proverbial piece of cake, but I am dealing with ALL my data files!! (Yikes! and Good Golly, Miss Molly!!)
Could you please "point" me to a source which will reveal which of the "older" ReadyNAS units are compatible with the disks in my 2150 v1? Is there some "clue" in the model number, or ...?
A duo 2150 shipped with a 500GB drive, so there really isn't a lot of data to copy. Even if you upgraded the disk later, it would only have 2 TB max. Truth is, linux reader is the easiest (and I think safest) next step.
Have you tried powring off the NAS and trying to turn it on again? Do you get the same result if you do that?
You could try powering down, remove your disks (label order), hooking them up to your PC and testing them (e.g. using SeaTools for SeaGate disks and WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for WD disks).
If you want to extract the data, you could try using linux reader ( http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/ ) on the first disk while you have it connected to the PC.
I have tried the off/on (reboot) option, a couple of times, with no result. ALL my data (expect e-mail, probably) are on the ReadyNAS--my thought, the data are safe there, considering the second-disk-auto-backup. Of course, I was not anticipating the entire unit to shut down. The unit does not show on RAIDar.
If we presume the disks are OK, and the failure is the unit, itself, will placing the disks in a new unit give me access to the disks' data? Netgear no longer sells the model I have, so the "newest" unit would be the 102 (for instance).
If I must extract the data, other than from a a Netgear ReadyNAS, must I install (one of the) disks in my PC?
If we presume the disks are OK, and the failure is the unit, itself, will placing the disks in a new unit give me access to the disks' data? Netgear no longer sells the model I have, so the "newest" unit would be the 102 (for instance).
No. All the newer NAS use different file systems, and use different CPUs.
If I must extract the data, other than from a a Netgear ReadyNAS, must I install (one of the) disks in my PC?
Linux Reader is a windows application and is one of the easier ways. You would need to connect the first disk to a PC. A USB adapter or enclosure would work. You don't initialize/format the drive for windows, that would destroy your data. Linux Reader will read the data disk if it is healthy and you were using XRAID.
You could also mount the disk in a linux PC (a variation is to boot your PC with a linux boot CD/DVD).
Again, thank you for a quick and informative response.
I am almost afraid to ask, but .... I have a second ReadyNAS duo, and it is V2 (versus the V1 which is "in trouble"). Would I encounter the same incompatibility trying to load my V1 disks into the V2 as you indicate I would have trying to use a "new" ReadNAS?
I know the "use the linux reader" sounds like the proverbial piece of cake, but I am dealing with ALL my data files!! (Yikes! and Good Golly, Miss Molly!!)
Could you please "point" me to a source which will reveal which of the "older" ReadyNAS units are compatible with the disks in my 2150 v1? Is there some "clue" in the model number, or ...?
I am researching getting a replacement in the hopes of not destroying or otherwise damaging my data.
(I thought it was bad when I suffered a computer crash -- lost all my e-mail and music. I was absolutely sure I was "really safe" with my ReadyNAS!!!)
I am almost afraid to ask, but .... I have a second ReadyNAS duo, and it is V2 (versus the V1 which is "in trouble"). Would I encounter the same incompatibility trying to load my V1 disks into the V2 as you indicate I would have trying to use a "new" ReadNAS?
Yes, Your V2 uses an arm processor, so you can't migrate the V1 drives to it.
I know the "use the linux reader" sounds like the proverbial piece of cake, but I am dealing with ALL my data files!! (Yikes! and Good Golly, Miss Molly!!)
Could you please "point" me to a source which will reveal which of the "older" ReadyNAS units are compatible with the disks in my 2150 v1? Is there some "clue" in the model number, or ...?
A duo 2150 shipped with a 500GB drive, so there really isn't a lot of data to copy. Even if you upgraded the disk later, it would only have 2 TB max. Truth is, linux reader is the easiest (and I think safest) next step.
