spleenrun wrote: ↑15 Jul 2025, 00:17
TMzethar wrote: ↑15 Jul 2025, 00:04
You can keep the HDMI and USB connections active. The F6-424 Max reset button does not reset the HDD or the system; instead, it allows users who have installed TOS on an M.2 SSD to also access the initial boot system. (M.2 SSD does not support hot swapping.)
Thanks for the clarification.
Just to be sure — does the reset button method also work if TOS is installed on regular hard drives (HDDs), and not on M.2 SSDs?
In my case, the M.2 SSDs are used only for cache.
My system partitions are not on my NVME's and this worked for my NAS as initializing wizard only writes to the system partitions in my experience which is more than once with this device and on all occasions my data has been intact. I can't comment on if your system partitons are installed on NVME, as my system not configured that way.
This is what I did, its simple but I must admit that everytime I've done it, it's an awful wait while it installs and you see your data:-
1. Shut down the NAS using power button by tapping it once and waiting for power to go off which allows any caching data to be written to the disk.
2. Eject the HD caddy's, but don't remove them fully, as putting them back in the wrong order will cause data curruption.
3. Remove any LAN cables.
4. Power on system and give it a couple of minutes to boot.
5. Plug in LAN cables and wait for the lights to come on.
6. Push all the HD caddy's back into place and give it a minute for the drives to spin up.
7. Use TNAS PC/MAC app to set your ip address.
8. Open the NAS in your browser and follow the Initialization wizard.
