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Hi, my Netgear ReadyNAS RN104 died yesterday. Either the power supplied failed or the power consumption failed (the lcd keeps flashing until the led on the power supply goes out). Anyway I want to move the 4 drives which are in a RAID5 to another NAS. What is the best way to do this assuming the drives and data are all ok. Can I just buy a different model and expect it to work?
my Netgear ReadyNAS RN104 died yesterday. Either the power supplied failed or the power consumption failed (the lcd keeps flashing until the led on the power supply goes out).
You might start with a risk-buy of a replacement adapter. You can find them for about $25 USD on Amazon.
Anyway I want to move the 4 drives which are in a RAID5 to another NAS. What is the best way to do this assuming the drives and data are all ok. Can I just buy a different model and expect it to work?
You can directly migrate to any ReadyNAS OS-6 system with enough bays (RN10x, RN2xx, RN30x, RN42x, RN5xx, RN62x). Some older 4.2 ReadyNAS can be converted to OS-6, and once that is done you can directly migrate to those models also. Those include the Ultra 4/6 and Pro 4/6 models.
If you are comfortable with linux commands, the volume can be manually mounted on a linux PC. If not, you can purchase RAID recovery software that supports BTRFS. ReclaiMe has been used by quite a few people here with some success. Either way, you need a way to connect the disks to the PC. That can be done with USB adapter/docks (including two bay and 4 bay enclosures).
my Netgear ReadyNAS RN104 died yesterday. Either the power supplied failed or the power consumption failed (the lcd keeps flashing until the led on the power supply goes out).
You might start with a risk-buy of a replacement adapter. You can find them for about $25 USD on Amazon.
Anyway I want to move the 4 drives which are in a RAID5 to another NAS. What is the best way to do this assuming the drives and data are all ok. Can I just buy a different model and expect it to work?
You can directly migrate to any ReadyNAS OS-6 system with enough bays (RN10x, RN2xx, RN30x, RN42x, RN5xx, RN62x). Some older 4.2 ReadyNAS can be converted to OS-6, and once that is done you can directly migrate to those models also. Those include the Ultra 4/6 and Pro 4/6 models.
If you are comfortable with linux commands, the volume can be manually mounted on a linux PC. If not, you can purchase RAID recovery software that supports BTRFS. ReclaiMe has been used by quite a few people here with some success. Either way, you need a way to connect the disks to the PC. That can be done with USB adapter/docks (including two bay and 4 bay enclosures).
Do be careful, as not all manufacturers use the same pin-out. Finding one listed as compatible with a ReadyNAS may be difficult, but the Synology 4-bay 41x and 91x series use the same pin-out.
@StephenB You are an absolute genius! I tried your first suggestion and got a cheap (€30) power supply off Amazon taking care to get one that explicitly mentions the model number....and it worked. Thanks again, you saved me a huge headache.
