Netgear Readynas 524x Premium Performance Data Storage 4 Bay Hardware Manual

Power State
If the power supply is interrupted due to a power failure, the system returns to its last state when the power
supply is restored:
•If the system was powered on at the time of the power failure, the system powers on when the power
supply is restored.
•If the system was powered off at the time of the power failure, the system remains off when the power
supply is restored.
Boot Menu
Use the boot menu to restart or troubleshoot your ReadyNAS storage system.Your storage system has the
following...

To access the boot menu:
1.Power off your storage system.
2.Using a straightened paper clip, press and hold the Reset button.
3.Press the Power button.
The system powers on.
4.Continue to press the Reset button until the status display screen shows a boot menu message.
5.Press the Backup button to scroll through boot mode options.
The status display screen shows the current boot mode option.
6.When the status display screen shows the boot mode that you need, press and release the Reset button
to confirm...

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NETGEAR ReadyNAS 312
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS312 and includes the following
sections:
•Front and Side Panels on page 64
•Drive Bays on page 64
•Rear Panel on page 65
•Status Information on page 66
•Power On and Shut Down on page 67
•Boot Menu on page 68
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Front and Side Panels
The following figure shows the front and side panels of the ReadyNAS312.
Figure 21. ReadyNAS 312 front and side panels
1.Power button and LED
2.Disk activity LED
3.Exhaust vent
4.USB 2.0 port
5.Infrared remote receiver
6.Backup button
7.USB and Backup status LED
8.Disk 1 and Disk 2 LEDs
9.Drive bay door
Drive Bays
The following figure shows the drive bays of the ReadyNAS312.
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Figure 22. ReadyNAS 312 drive bays
1.Drive bay door
2.Disk tray handle
3.Recessed disk tray handle lock
4.Disk tray release latch
5.Drive bays
Rear Panel
The following figure shows the rear panel of the ReadyNAS312.
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Figure 23. ReadyNAS 312 rear panel
1.Exhaust fan
2.Kensington lock
3.USB 3.0 ports
4.eSATA port
5.LAN ports with LED status indicators
6.Reset button
7.HDMI port (not currently supported)
8.Power adapter socket
Status Information
You can obtain information about the status of your storage system by reviewing the indicators listed in the
following table.
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Table 7. ReadyNAS 312 indicator descriptions
DescriptionIndicator
Press this button to turn on the ReadyNAS.The LED has these states:
•On. Powered on.
•Blinking. Booting or shutting down.
•Off. Powered off.
Power button and LED
An LED on the front panel of the storage system is associated with each drive bay
The disk LEDs have these states:
•On. Power is on and the disk is operating normally.
•Blinking.The disk was removed, failed, or is resynchronizing.
•Off.The drive bay is empty.
Disk LEDs (1, 2)
The...

Preferred Shutdown
You can gracefully shut down your system by using the Power button or the ReadyNAS local admin page.
For information about how to gracefully shut down your system using the ReadyNAS local admin page, see
the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is available at support.netgear.com/product/ReadyNAS-OS6.
To gracefully shut down your system using the Power button:
1.Press the Power button.
The Power LED blinks, prompting you to confirm the shutdown.
2.Press the Power button again.
The...

•OS reinstall. Reinstalls the firmware from the internal flash to the disks. Use the OS reinstall boot mode
when the system crashes and corrupts some configuration files. OS reinstall boot mode also resets
some settings on your storage system, such as Internet protocol settings and the administrator password,
to defaults.
•Tech support. Boots into a low-level diagnostic mode. Use the tech support boot mode only when a
NETGEAR technical support representative instructs you to do so.
•Volume read only....

•On:
•Off:
6.Press and release the Reset button to confirm your boot menu selection.
The system boots in the selected boot mode.
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