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Become a RAID member on Patreon or YouTube!
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Also thanks to @RaidOwl for sending this over!

► Checkout items I used (affiliate links):
🛍️ My Duster - https://amzn.to/3PvEOkX
🛍️ USB to TTL Serial Adapter - https://amzn.to/3PvfvzL

► Links to articles/guides/forum posts I used in this project (not all, but most of the ones I found to be helpful):
- https://wiki.edgarbv.com/index.php/Ne...
- https://blah.cloud/miscellaneous/upgr...
- https://github.com/ChrisCarini/netgea...
- https://nerdyness2012.wordpress.com/t...
- https://community.netgear.com/t5/Usin...
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Music (in order):
"Hardware Haven Theme" -Me (   • Hardware Haven Theme Music  )
"CRENSHAW VIBES" - GARRISON (  / garrison-brown  )
"If You Want To" - Me
"Sunshower" - LATASHÁ(  / best-music-pro..  )
"The Butterfly Nose" - GARRISON
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Click Here ► https://hardwarehaven.media/gear
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Timestamps:
0:00 this NAS is old
0:40 Thanks to my RAID Members!
1:05 The ReadyNAS Pro 2
2:35 Specs
3:22 Turning it on and factory reset
4:00 First issues...
4:50 Fixing SMB
5:42 Power Draw
6:12 Teardown and memory upgrade
7:22 Upgrading the software
10:19 Installing a 3rd party OS
14:31 This NAS is still useable!