Understanding The System Diagnostics Boot Menu; System Diagnostics Boot Menu - NETGEAR ReadyNAS 3100 Hardware Manual

ReadyNAS 3100 Hardware Manual

Understanding the System Diagnostics Boot Menu

The NETGEAR ReadyNAS 3100 is a 1U, NAS with 4 bays. With only one switch and 1 LED
available for the boot menu, the same switch is used to select and to execute the boot
options.
Below is the list of options currently available in the boot menu. After the switch is released,
the LED blinks in the corresponding pattern. Each on or off interval is 0.5 seconds.

System Diagnostics Boot Menu

Control Panel Selecting Boot Menu Options
To enter the boot menu:
1. Hold down the switch before, or immediately after, you power up the machine. Ignore the
2. Release the switch. The boot menu displays, and the LED turns off.
3. Push and release the switch to cycle through the boot options. 
4. Hold down the switch for 5 seconds until the LED is on, and then release the switch. This
first blink of the LED when power is turned on. The LED turns on as soon as the boot
loader recognizes that the button has been pushed. 
triggers the execution of the boot option selected. The LED quickly blinks twice, and then
turns off to confirm that your selection has been executed. Do not press switch again;
otherwise the process will be aborted. 
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After the boot menu displays, if you hold down the button for more than 5 seconds without
enter a selection, the Normal boot sequence is executed.
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