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 Most NAS brands run Linux as a backbone, so it is usually easy to recover data by connecting the disks from the NAS to a system running Linux.
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+===== Remove the drives from your NAS =====
+<WRAP warning>
+**IMPORTANT:**  Remember the order in which the disks were arranged in the NAS; as this may be needed for the recovery process.
+  * It is usually good to place a sticker with the drive number onto each disk.
+</WRAP>
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 ===== Connect the disks from the NAS to a PC running Ubuntu =====
-  * Prepare a PC with enough hard drive slots available to install the hard drives from your NAS.
-  * Remove the hard drives from your NAS and connect them to your computer.
+Prepare a PC with enough hard drive slots available to install the hard drives from your NAS.
     * For RAID or SHR configurations, connect all the hard drives (excluding hard drives used as hot spares) to your computer at the same time.
 <WRAP info>
 **NOTE:**  Ensure the file system running on the hard drives of your NAS are EXT4 or Btrfs.
+  * If the computer does not have enough SATA ports or power connectors; then use some power splitter adapters and expansion cards as needed.
 If the NAS only had a single disk, then this disk should be immediately accessible and no further steps in these instructions are needed.