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Ready NAS NVX operating system update
I'm running a nine year old ReadyNAS NVX. Recently the NAS was 90% full so I replaced the two smaller two TB drives with 3 TB drives. The expansion went fine. However, when I went to check the smart disk functions on the drives the function returned no information. Now I know that function used to work. The only thing I've done to the NAS in the past year is update the operating system for security fixes and expand the usable space this weekend. I'm currently running the following software: RAIDiator 4.2.31. Anyone know of a fix for this issue? As an aside, the software running this board won't allow me to label this post with ReadyNAS or anything relevant to the NVX. Hence the label adding disks which isn't particularly relevant to this post. I do realize this is an old NAS and out of support, but Netgear should allow discussion of legacy hardware, especially when the problem is probably due to their own software upgrade.
ReadyNAS NVX Power failure/apparent death
I have a 2010 bought ReadyNAS NVX which will no longer power up (not a flicker or glimmer of any life). I have tried: - changing cables - changing power socket - leaving cold for 24 hours and restarting - tweaking the battery to reset it After the above, as far as I can see the general experience is to replace the power supply. However since a new power supply on Amazon or eBay is about 70 British pounds I would like to check out any other options or validating this is the issue. Also I found instructions on the site for changing power supply on other models but not the NVX. I do have at the moment a spare ATX 600W power supply - if I could connect this up it would let me at least prove its the power supply. Wondering if this is supported or if it is likely to make things worse! http://www.readynas.com/download/archive/pdf/ReadyNAS_PSU_pinout.pdf Alternatively, I do occasionally see second hand units - more money than a power supply but a full unit in case its actually the motherboard dead on mine. I'm assuming any NVX case would do (eg that I could put my disks into a Pioneer edition case) but are they also cross compatible with the NV/NV+ range? Finally, most of the data was backed up fortunately however my husband had just loaded on a bunch of files in the afternoon before the next backup ran. Have readers had much success reading xraid-2 disks with native Linux systems or Linux Reader? TIA