jeff-j wrote:
I did notice that the power connector from the power supply to the board was the same as a 20 pin motherboard connector. I tried using a computer power supply but nothing would still power on.
First version of this NAS uses modified FLEX-ATX PSU.
jeff-j wrote:
The only problem is I have no clue what version firmware the original one is at.
I can't say for 100% sure, as never needed to confirm this, but I believe that info could be on the sticker at the back. At least v3 we saw recently had
Netgear ReadyNAS RND4000 v3 clearly stated there and a separate firmware version sticker above (
FW: V4.1.6 if I recall correctly).
Doomer wrote:
It should
Just make sure to buy correct version RND4000-100(aka V.1) or RND4000-200(aka V.2), depending on what you have, because V.1 and V.2 are incompatible.
If it's V.1 then the positions of hard drives in the bays is also important.
Probably just RND4000 is v.1. And v.1 is actually
Infrant ReadyNAS NV+ RND4000. While v.2 (also can be RND4000-200EUS) is indeed based on Marvell platform.
Moreover, NV+ v.3 exists as well and it was released
earlier than v.2.
If memory serves me right, RND4000 v.3 has some slight hardware upgrades compared to v.1, but software is the same.
jeff-j wrote:
I had opened a ticket with Netgear support and they said it should work ...
We've seen jobs after even "more corporate" vendors' tech support and I'd say if this is the first time you're attempting such trick, I recommend to clone all the drives before inserting them into new enclosure.
During the first launch, using its firmware, NAS initializes available drive space for X-RAID/something else and installs OS (check RAIDar for further details).
I have never tried this approach, as we recover data from NAS different way, but I'd not be 100% confident that everything will be handled smoothly.
jeff-j wrote:
I have a client who has a old Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ RND4000 that won't power on. There are 4 1TB hard drives in the NAS but I do not know what RAID config they are in nor does anyone in the company.
Anyway, should something go wrong or you decide to use more secure way, I'll be happy to help with this recovery remotely. Check your PM.