davo wrote:
Everything the unit needs to boot is on the original drives, if you move them to a different casing then you are just moving the problem to a different device.
Try to TFTP the unit and see if that resolves the issue, its your only hope basically!
So, firmware updates are stored on the HDDs, not in some flash memory on the casing? If that is true, then can I hook up the HDDs to a PC (I have a SATA-to-USB adapter), wipe out the incorrect firmware, copy the correct firmware, and power up successfully again?
If you read the discussion I linked to, using TFTP is no longer an option. I already went that approach the first time around, and the LinkStation is no longer starting up correctly, and thus is not being given the chance to connect to TFTP anymore. That is why I thought the firmware was installed within the casing, because the HDDs are not being powered up at all. If the firmware were being loaded from the HDDs, then I would expect the LinkStation to at least power up the HDDs to read the firmware before failing.