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Figure 8. ReadyNAS 202 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 ReadyNAS 202.
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Figure 9. ReadyNAS 202 rear panel
1.Exhaust fan
2.Kensington lock
3.USB 3.0 ports
4.eSATA port
5.GbE ports with LED status indicators
The two GbE ports are equivalent.They can be used as two separate Ethernet
connections, or can be configured as a single, bonded port with a 2 Gbps potential
speed. For information on how to configure a bonded port, and the network
configuration requirements needed to support 2 Gbps, see the ReadyNAS OS 6
Software Manual, which is available at...

Table 3. ReadyNAS 202 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
Each drive bay has an LED associated with it on the front panel of the storage
system.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. See the display
screen for details.
•Off.The...

Power On
To power on the system:
1.Connect the system to a power supply.
Depending on the system's last power state, the system might power on automatically.
For more information, see Power State on page 34.
Note
2.If necessary, press the Power button.
The system powers on.
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...

Boot Menu
Use the boot menu to restart or troubleshoot your ReadyNAS storage system.Your storage system has the
following boot modes:
•Normal. Initiates a normal boot process, just like booting using the Power button.
•Factory default. Initiates a short disk test that takes approximately 5 minutes. After the disk test, a
10-minute time-out period begins.
WARNING:
The factory default reboot process resets the storage system to factory
settings, erases all data, resets all defaults, and reformats the disk...

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Backup LEDDisk 2 LEDDisk 1 LEDPower LEDMemory Test State
OffBlinkingOffOn6th hour
OffOffBlinkingOn7th hour
BlinkingBlinkingBlinkingOn8th hour
BlinkingBlinkingBlinkingBlinkingResult: fail
OnOnOnOnResult: pass
•Test disk. Performs an offline full disk test.This process can take four hours or more, depending on
the size of your disks. Any problems are reported in the system logs. For more information about viewing
the system logs, see the ReadyNAS OS 6 Software Manual, which is available at...

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Status IndicatorBoot Mode
USB and
Backup
LED
Disk 2
LED
Disk 1
LED
Power
LED
Description
Power LED and disk 2 LED light.Memory test
Power LED and USB and backup status LED
light.
Test disk
Legend:
•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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NETGEAR ReadyNAS 204
This chapter provides an overview of the physical features of the ReadyNAS 204 and includes the following
sections:
•Front and Side Panels on page 39
•Drive Bays on page 39
•Rear Panel on page 40
•Status Information on page 41
•Power On and Shut Down on page 42
•Boot Menu on page 44
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Front and Side Panels
The following figure shows the front and side panels of the ReadyNAS 204.
Figure 11. ReadyNAS 204 front and side panels
1.Exhaust vents
2.USB 2.0 port
3.Backup button and LED
4.Disk LEDs
5.Disk activity LED
6.Power button and LED
7.Drive bay door
8.Status display screen
Drive Bays
The following figure shows the drive bays of the ReadyNAS 204.
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Figure 12. ReadyNAS 204 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 ReadyNAS 204.
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