Dropped linkstation

[dontango]

   

My HS-DHGL 500 fell off the desk and could no longer read shares. I removed the HDD and looked at it with Ubuntu - tried various recovery procedures without success - HDD is now useless - all data lost of course. I bought a new SATA 500Gb unit, fitted it into the Linkstation. Now, on powerup, I get 6 red flashes and an alternating beep. Router can see the unit but NAS Navigator cannot find it.

 

I can take the new HDD out again and connect it to a PC, where I could format it and create new partitions. How do I get the firmware on to it so that it will work when I put it back into the Linkstation? 

[davo]

   

Read this:

http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/Storage/FAQ-3-of-4-TFTP-boot-procedure-please-read-this/td-p/11015">http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/Storage/FAQ-3-of-4-TFTP-boot-procedure-please-read-this/td-p/11015

 

Then this:

http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/Storage/FAQ-1-of-4-EM-Mode-boot-procedures-please-read-this/td-p/11008">http://forums.buffalotech.com/t5/Storage/FAQ-1-of-4-EM-Mode-boot-procedures-please-read-this/td-p/11008

[dontango]

   

Right on - thank you. It'll take me a little while, but I'll report back.

[dontango]

   

Carried out TFTP procedure exactly as described. Report was for uImage 3584 blocks served, initrd 8604 blocks served.

 

The LS appears to be still in the state I described above: E06, beeping, and unrecognised by NASNavi.

 

Should I perhaps have formatted and/or partitioned the new HDD before installing it in the LS?

[Dustrega]

It couldn't hurt although I would recommend against partitions.  Use a program like DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke) to wipe the drive to zeros and try again.