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Phoenix32 · 03-03-2007, 12:15 PM

Okay, let's try a few things first before we decide it is a bad board... In this case, the drives may have simply been formatting and you just needed to wait...

Now, if this is the case, and because the drives format may be all messed up now with you turning it on and off while it may have been trying to format, let's do this first. Remove the drives and wipe them. This means connecting them to a PC and using whatever utility you like to wipe the drives clean (I use microscope, but I doubt you have that). You did not say what brand drives they were, but most drive manufacturers have some type of low level format utility to download for their drives on their web sites. Sometimes they call it zero out the drive or whatever. Get that utility for your drives and wipe them.

Okay, now that we have nice clean drives to work with, put them back in the 4100 and turn it on. THEN LEAVE IT ALONE FOR A WHILE!!!

When you put the drives into the 4100, it needs to format each drive and set it up for it's use. This takes a little time. Normaly during this operation, you cannot access the server, even with Assist. Just leave it be and let it do it's thing.

Watch the lights. First there will be an initial boot (which takes a minute or so) and is various LEDs flashing at different times and rates. After this initial boot, which I say again takes a minute or so, you should see this;

- The System LED will probably flash rapidly
- The Link LED will be on steady (if it is connected to your LAN)
- The Net LED will be off, and might blink once in a while
- The Disk LED will be on steady (for the most part)
- And most importantly, the Disk 1, 2, 3, and 4 LEDs will come on steady, one at a time, in sequence, for a period of time each (however long it takes to format that drive)

When all of the drives are formatted, you should see this;

- The System LED will blink at a rate of about once per second
- The Link LED will be on steady (if it is connected to your LAN)
- The Net LED will be off, and might blink once in a while
- The Disk LED will be off
- The Disk 1, 2, 3, and 4 LEDs will be off

NOW you can go access the unit with Assist. Keep in mind, the Server may need to be reset back to factory defaults (clearing all settings). If so, the WIKI section 3.6 has instructions for this (probably as good idea anywise).

After all of this, come back and let us know what happened. If it still doesn't work, pay attention to what the various LEDs are doing and give us that information.

03-03-2007, 12:15 PM	#2
Phoenix32 Thermophile Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 1,282	Re: Noob 4100 question Okay, let's try a few things first before we decide it is a bad board... In this case, the drives may have simply been formatting and you just needed to wait... Now, if this is the case, and because the drives format may be all messed up now with you turning it on and off while it may have been trying to format, let's do this first. Remove the drives and wipe them. This means connecting them to a PC and using whatever utility you like to wipe the drives clean (I use microscope, but I doubt you have that). You did not say what brand drives they were, but most drive manufacturers have some type of low level format utility to download for their drives on their web sites. Sometimes they call it zero out the drive or whatever. Get that utility for your drives and wipe them. Okay, now that we have nice clean drives to work with, put them back in the 4100 and turn it on. THEN LEAVE IT ALONE FOR A WHILE!!! When you put the drives into the 4100, it needs to format each drive and set it up for it's use. This takes a little time. Normaly during this operation, you cannot access the server, even with Assist. Just leave it be and let it do it's thing. Watch the lights. First there will be an initial boot (which takes a minute or so) and is various LEDs flashing at different times and rates. After this initial boot, which I say again takes a minute or so, you should see this; - The System LED will probably flash rapidly - The Link LED will be on steady (if it is connected to your LAN) - The Net LED will be off, and might blink once in a while - The Disk LED will be on steady (for the most part) - And most importantly, the Disk 1, 2, 3, and 4 LEDs will come on steady, one at a time, in sequence, for a period of time each (however long it takes to format that drive) When all of the drives are formatted, you should see this; - The System LED will blink at a rate of about once per second - The Link LED will be on steady (if it is connected to your LAN) - The Net LED will be off, and might blink once in a while - The Disk LED will be off - The Disk 1, 2, 3, and 4 LEDs will be off NOW you can go access the unit with Assist. Keep in mind, the Server may need to be reset back to factory defaults (clearing all settings). If so, the WIKI section 3.6 has instructions for this (probably as good idea anywise). After all of this, come back and let us know what happened. If it still doesn't work, pay attention to what the various LEDs are doing and give us that information.