4.
Chassis Replacement
Q1.
What should I do if the chassis of the NAS is damaged?
If the chassis of your NAS is damaged, you may need to purchase a new chassis from an
authorized distributor/reseller of QNAP and install the original hard disk drives to the new
chassis. All the old disk data will be retained. Follow the steps below for chassis
replacement.
1.
Make sure the hard disk drives on the NAS are not damaged.
2.
Prepare a new chassis of the same NAS model. Please contact your local distributor for
the purchase information.
3.
Turn off the NAS (damaged chassis).
4.
Unplug the hard disk drives (with the original drive trays) from the original NAS
(damaged chassis).
5.
Install the hard disk drives (with the drive trays) to the new chassis according to the
original hard drive order.
6.
Turn on the NAS (new chassis) and check if it works properly.
Caution:
The NAS must be repaired by professional technicians, do not try to repair
the server yourself.
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