n4100+ dead, how to recover data on HD?

[robbedoes]

I had a secondhand Thecus N4100+ with two harddisks in RAID 1 configuration. Since several weeks, my N4100+ won t boot anymore. It powers up but then it hangs with a blinking orange LED that keeps on flashing. I removed the harddisks but the problem remains. I cant even power off the N4100+ anymore without pulling out the powercord. I would like to know how I could recover my data on the harddisks? Is there any way to do it without having to buy a new unit or could I put the disks in any of the other Thecus products?

[nibbles]

Originally Posted by robbedoes

I had a secondhand Thecus N4100+ with two harddisks in RAID 1 configuration. Since several weeks, my N4100+ won t boot anymore. It powers up but then it hangs with a blinking orange LED that keeps on flashing. I removed the harddisks but the problem remains. I cant even power off the N4100+ anymore without pulling out the powercord. I would like to know how I could recover my data on the harddisks? Is there any way to do it without having to buy a new unit or could I put the disks in any of the other Thecus products?

Maybe one of the things you might want to do is find an old drive to use for JBOD config and then try reseting unit to default. After default, try performing latest firmware update. Lastly - try reseating the memory module and see what happens.

There's not likely much you can do by what your describing unless other fellow members has any suggestions.

Nibbles

[peterfu]

It should be possible to put one of the RAID1 disks in a linux box and mount it to recover data - if You don't have a linux box, then get the ext2 drivers for windows, install them as read only and then You cann access the HD from windows - for Mac I've no idea.

Here are the ext2 drivers for windows: http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs

br
Peter