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1. READYNAS USB FLASH RECOVERY MAC OS X
2. READYNAS USB FLASH RECOVERY INSTALL
3. READYNAS USB FLASH RECOVERY PRO
4. READYNAS USB FLASH RECOVERY WINDOWS

I moved the USB recovery image (originally named ReadyNAS_USB_Flash_) to the same folder as usb.img. For the example below, I moved the “NTRawrite-1.0.1” folder to c:\ntrawrite. It will be best to move the ntrawrite.exe and USB recovery image file to a location that is closer to the root of the hard drive. NTRawrite is a program that will be run at the command line. Ntrawrite can be found at the following website.

READYNAS USB FLASH RECOVERY WINDOWS

NTRawrite is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista (32 and 64 bit) operating systems. After that, Eject the USB drive and connect it to the ReadyNAS. You will know when it is completed as it will now say “Image successfully written to disk” in the main window. At times, it may seem like it has locked up but allow it to take as long as it needs. Rawrite32.exe can take a couple of minutes for it to fully complete. Click on that button and then click on Yes at the “are you sure you want to write this image” prompt. The Write to Disk button should now be active. In the new Window that opens, select Drive Management on the left and you should see some additional information about the drives that are currently connected to your computer.

If you are unsure of the drive that you should choose, you can right click on My Computer and select Manage. Next choose the Target drive letter where the image will be written.

)” under the file type and then select the. Using Rawrite32.exe, you will need to choose the USB firmware recovery image when you click on Select.Įven though Rawrite32.exe will not allow you to select a.

Please note, Rawrite32.exe will only work on Windows 2K and XP.

READYNAS USB FLASH RECOVERY INSTALL

You will not need to download and install any additional programs.

READYNAS USB FLASH RECOVERY MAC OS X

The DD command is integrated into Mac OS X and Linux. Option 3.) The DD command is a command that can be run in a terminal in Mac OS X and Linux. The URL to the website for rawrite32 is listed below. Option 2.) NTRawrite is an option available for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista 32bit and Vista 64bit. This is the easiest option for Windows XP. Option 1.) Rawrite32 is compatible with Windows 2000 and Windows XP. There are a couple of methods to write the firmware image to a USB drive for the USB recovery. Please note, the factory default will erase everything on the ReadyNAS but there is no other way to downgrade the firmware. To downgrade to an earlier version of the firmware, you will need to perform the USB boot then do a factory default. The USB recovery is also useful if you would like to downgrade to an earlier version of the firmware. The USB boot recovery will also be needed if the TFTP boot recovery repeatedly tries to flash the ReadyNAS with the version 3 firmware when you know that you have used the version 4 firmware. The ReadyNAS will not mount the data volume if it is unable to boot up fully. When having issues with the firmware on the ReadyNAS, the data should be accessible and untouched once the firmware issues are resolved. After doing USB recovery, a firmware reinstall may not be needed unless you have forgotten your admin password. If you have just received a replacement Chassis from Netgear and the ReadyNAS does not seem to boot, you may only need to do a USB boot recovery using the FW version 4.01c1-p2. Flashing the unit with the 4.01c1-p2 firmware, followed by an OS reinstall, will boot the unit regardless of the original firmware that was on the unit.įor more information on some of the firmware tests that I performed, please see the article at If you do not remember if the firmware was version 3.01c1-p6 or version 4.01c1-p2, perform the USB boot recovery with version 4.01c1-p2 and then follow the procedures to do an OS reinstall. When attempting to do the USB boot recovery, try to match up the USB firmware recovery version with the firmware version that you believe the ReadyNAS had installed. You can find the firmware images at the following link. In this process, anything stored on the USB drive will be destroyed. You will need to download the USB firmware image and burn the image to a USB drive. The USB recovery is a method to synchronize the firmware image that is stored on the flash drive in the ReadyNAS unit and the firmware image that is stored on the hard drives.

READYNAS USB FLASH RECOVERY PRO

These instructions are for users of the sparc-based units (Duo, NV+, 1100 and predecessors X6/600, NV & 1000s) who need to perform a USB Boot Recovery.įor the ReadyNAS x86-based NAS devices, such as the ReadyNAS Pro Business and Pioneer Editions, the ReadyNAS NVX Business and Pioneer Editions, the ReadyNAS 2100 and ReadyNAS 3200, please use these instructions About the USB recovery Original version was written by Drago_VB.