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ReadyNAS NV+ power supply failure solution
Hi all, I recently had the all too common and dreaded power supply failure on my ReadyNAS NV+ (RND4000). The unit itself has worked flawlessly for the 5-6 years since purchase, until last week. I shut it down to swap out the UPS it was plugged into, and it never started back up. After some research and testing, I narrowed it down to a likely failure of the power supply. The solutions were to either buy a newer unit or try to fix mine. The drives in my NV+ weren't on the approved list for any of the current models, so replacing it could entail buying all new drives, an expense I wasn't really looking forward to. I looked at replacement power supplies, but all I saw were a few items on eBay for upwards of $120. The unit self new was only ~300, and current comparable diskless systems are about the same. I really wasn't interested in spending nearly 50% the cost of a new unit to repair this one. So, after doing some research, I found the SeaSonic SS-250SU 1U server power supply was dimensionally identical to the stock power supply, was highly rated and only cost $40 at NewEgg. As a standard PC/Server power supply, it includes all the usual connectors (EPS12V, Sata, Molex, etc), which made swapping the required 2 wires in the main ATX connector (following the available pinout diagram) easy. I just moved two of the yellow 12 volt wires from the EPS12v connectors into the main 20 pin connector, then trimmed and insulated the remaining unneeded wires/connectors. The new power supply has a small fan, so I did have to cut a round hole in the back of the base plate for the NAS, but a dremel and a grinding wheel made quick work of that. The warranty was up anyway, so I wasn't really concerned about voiding it. After reseating the SODIMM, the unit started right back up like nothing happened. The fan in the new power supply is virtually silent, and the Front View is reporting slightly cooler temperatures than with the stock power supply. The new power supply is rated for about 100 watts more than the stock one, and it's actively cooled, so it's reliability will in all likelihood exceed the stock power supply. If anyone else finds themselves in this situation, which many already have and surly will, I just wanted to offer this as a viable solution. As long as you're reasonably inclined, swapping the wires, trimming back the extra connectors and cutting the hole for the fan are pretty easy tasks, and $40 sure beats $300+ and the hassle of potentially migrating all your data to a new system.UPS disconnects
Since upgrading to 6.2.4 (possibly 6.2.3) I have received several UPS disconnect messages. The nas loses connection with the UPS, until the next restart when the UPS always comes up again. Moving the UPS to the other rear USB port doesn't help, but moving it to the front USB port does lead to immediate reconnection without rebooting (as a new UPS device). I have looked through the logs and some of the disconnects happen at the time disks are spinning up, the latest was not. There are numerous error messages like: May 17 09:45:49 mainnas usbhid-ups[2346]: libusb_get_report: error sending control message: No such device May 17 09:45:49 mainnas upsd[2348]: Data for UPS [UPS] is stale - check driver May 17 09:45:53 mainnas upsmon[2353]: Poll UPS [UPS@localhost] failed - Data stale It is a APC Back-UPS ES 700G which I have used for ages on this 316 and I have another on an Ultra-6 plus which never has problems with it. The fact that the problem is resolved by moving to the front USB port, but not to the other rear USB port; suggests to me that this is a nas problem rather than a UPS or cable problem. Any thoughts? Smells like a bug. Logs available.
Readynas 104 lock up after upgrading to 6.2.4
Hi! I have tried to search around the forums to see if there is any known issue with the 6.2.4 release that causes lockups/hangups on the RN 104. The only thing i found was that older versions like 6.2.3 did have some sort of issue causing this, but does this apply to the new version as well? When i tried to access the admin interface today it did not respond and there was no way to get the device to respond besides pulling the power cord and forcing a reset. I have never had any issues with it previously so this was a bit surprising. Does anyone else had any of these problems since upgrading? Is there any other newer beta release that i can download that solves this? If this has been answered in any previous post i apologise for making another thread about this issue but i couldn't find any real solution in the previous threads about the 6.2.3 problems. //Best regards, Emil
RNDU4000 ReadyNAS Ultra 4 - Max hard disk size
I currently have 4No. 4TB drives in my Ultra 4 NAS configured in raid 10 or Netgear equivalent (Mirrored to give 8TB minus FAT and other system info)... I know that the list of recommended drives does not exceed 4TB sized drives. However I also note that the list of drives has not been updated since the Ultra 4 got discontinued when 4TB drives were current. Since then 5 and 6 TB drives have been released into the market. Has anyone tried to use any larger drives in this unit? What happened? I have just purchased a ReadyNAS 314 unit which I plan to fit out with 4No. 6TB WD Red hard drives... Before I fit these into the 314, I'm thinking to remove the existing 4No. hard drives from my old Ultra 4 NAS and and try the 6TB drives in there place. Once this experiment is complete would there be any problems with reinstalling the existing 4TB disks back into the Ultra 4 without any issues? Thanks.
RN314 4 TB external HDD showing up as 1.8 TB
Hello, I have a Seagate ST4000DM000 HDD that is on the compatibility list. I tried connecting this drive via USB and eSATA but on both cases, the drive is showing up as only 1.8 TB (actually I think it's less than that for eSATA for some reason). I am running firmware version 6.2.4. I have tried formatting the drive as FAT32 and EXT4 but get the same results. I want to use this drive as a backup drive for over 2 TB of data. How do I get the RN314 to recognize the full volume?FreeNAS operating system on ReadyDATA 5200
The ReadyDATA 5200 will NOT work without buying proprietary-signed diskdrives from Netgear at crazy prices. However, if you remove the proprietary NetGear USB key that contains the NetGEAR operating system and replace it with your own FreeNAS operating system it will work PREFECTLY! Every piece of hardware is correrctly recognized including the 10Gbps cards. With the nice ReadyNAS 5200 chassis (aka SuperMicro) with no disk drives, I populated it with 12 Seagate 3TB drives and it works perfectly. Highly recommend trying it. I tie-wrapped the Netgear USB stick onto a wiring harness to gather dust over the years. FreeNAS is totally free, maintained and there are USB images ready to go from here.. http://www.freenas.org/ -Jim
Attaching a Drobo to a ReadyNAS
Have anybody tried and had success connecting a Drobo box to a ReadyNAS NV+ or any ReadyNAS for that matter? I am going to get a 'Drobo v2' with 4x1Tb drives in it but I'm not sure what to do with it. One idea I have is to connect it to my ReadyNAS NV+ as a USB drive and make Backups of the ReadyNAS to the Drobo. I guess I can make the Drobo look like a number of 2Tb drives so I keep myself within the 2Tb limit that the NV+ have. Any thoughts?
If my Nas Duo fails can I read the disks on a PC/Mac via USB
Hi all, I am currently running a Nas Duo v.1 with two 2TB Western Digital drives running in Raid 1. Back in September 2011, my Nas Duo stopped working and although I was able to fix it with a factory reset and re-installing the firmware, I noticed that when I took the drives out and placed them in a USB caddy I could not assess the data on a MAC or PC. I would like to know is it possible and if so is it easy, to take disks out of the Duo (if it fails) and mount them via a USB caddy to a MAC or PC?? as I am afraid my Duo will fail and the disks will be fine but I will not be able to access them and I will have to try and purchase a Duo v.1 to read them again. I have tried to find the solution on forums and I have seen posts talking about the 16k block size on the duo causes problems, but I do not know much about this and I have no Linux experience. Any help would be really appreciated.
ReadyNAS and NetGear Suck!!
What seemed to be a cool product has turned out to be crap. The drive HCL is old and outdated. None of the drives listed are current models and are only available online. My Ultra 4+ just reboots all the time and support refuses to help at all. They have no information about the HCL. When it was updated or when it will be updated again. When I asked them how to complain about the support they directed me to customer service on the netgear website. That was a joke. Only 2 numbers listed. The corp office and sales. Both have the same 2 option automated system. 1st option is tech support and the 2nd is operator. 2nd option on first number hangs up on me and the 2nd on the sales number just goes to voice mail. VM for an operator really!!? Then I tried the 888-netgear. That has a customer service option but none of its sub options actually lead to any customer service. I finally gave up and sent and email to customer support. Not that anyone will get back to me. I will be returning my $600 NAS, $200 wireless router and $50 NeoTV. I will never buy another Netgear product and warn anyone who considers it. This company is crap and there support and service are a complete Joke.NV+ Motherboard upgrade?
Is the motherboard in the NV+ follow any standard such that I might be able to replace it with a more recent off-the-shelf version? I'd like to get a faster Intel CPU and better network adaptor (one without the 7K Jumbo Packet limitation) and perhaps run FreeNAS? (are we allowed to mention that here?) Obviously the case and drive bays add significant value verse building one from a regular shoebox case. Has anyone done this?
