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readynas duo v2 dead, I need to disk read on windows
Hello
Due to power outage, my old readynas duo v2 doesn't poweron anymore.
I removed the disks, and I want to read data from it on my computer running win10.
I was on default raid type (so old I'm unsure, like flexraid or xraid).
I know how to plug the sata disks to my computer, but I have 2 questions
to read/save the data from the raid, do I need to plug both disks or is one enough?
WIll this software I found in another thread read it?
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Do you know what firmware your duo was running?
The labels on the back are confusing, and many v1 users mistakenly think they have v2 units.
A v2
- says duo v2 on the front of the chassis
- has -200XXX at the end of the part number (XXX either is NAS or a country-specific code)
- runs 5.3.x firmware
a v1
- has -100XXX at the end of the part number
- runs 4.1.x firmware
- might well say v2 on a label on the rear of the chassis
Also are you using XRAID or Flexraid?
Options for accessing your data sometimes do depend on the correct model identification and the RAID mode, so please do confirm what you have.
If you are using XRAID or jbod (one volume per disk), you can also try using r-linux for windows (https://www.r-studio.com/free-linux-recovery/ ). If you are using XRAID then use the first disk - in the specific case of a v1 NAS, the second disk has a different partition structure, and r-linux won't be able to access your data volume.
You can connect the disk with either a USB dock/adapter or with SATA. Make sure you don't initialize or format it. You'll see it in Windows disk manager, but windows itself won't recognize the format. R-linux for windows should though.
ok it must be a V1, it was running v4 firmware if I remember correctly. Also, V2 isn't written on front.
I'm pretty sure the raid 1 was in xraid. I had one volume per disk.
So thanks, I'll try to plug in disk1 on sata. Indeed I will be very carefull, I want to recover my data from the disk, then only I'll add the second disk, and create a raid 1 on my computer. Later on, I'll try to gather money for a new nas
I'll try the diskinternals and r-studio softwares.
FWIW, some folks reported that diskinternals didn't work for them. If your experience is different, please report back.
Jedi_Berang wrote:
I'm pretty sure the raid 1 was in xraid. I had one volume per disk.
XRAID would have one volume (but two disks).
One volume per disk (e.g., two volumes all together) would be a FlexRAID setup.
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