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pyun
May 22, 2023Tutor
Nighthawk M6 Pro (MR6450) keeps restarting itself during high download speed
Just like the topic suggest. My MR6450 keeps restarting itself during high download speed. The thing is that it does it every time I start a download on Steam. When it gets around 50-60mb/s that's wh...
plemans
May 23, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Do you have the battery in it?
Is it running of AC power? Or battery?
Are you connected to it over wireless or over wired connection?
A small laptop fan might not be a bad idea if its getting that hot.
- pyunMay 23, 2023Tutor
No battery. It's AC-Powered.
It's connected over wired connection. Although, there are 2 routers in between the Nighthawk M6 Pro.
My PC > Access point router > Router > Nighthawk M6 Pro.
The reason for all of that is because I am in a cabin outside my house. The Nighthawk M6 Pro is inside the house.
At first it only happened sometimes, but now it happens everytime I download something. Very annoying.
- plemansMay 23, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Just to test it, does it happen if the battery is in it?
I've seen some power supplies that can't put out their full power and under load, cause issues.
So might be worth checking to see if maybe when its under load, if its overloading the power supply and causing the reboot.
- pyunMay 23, 2023Tutor
I will try just that. I'm just afraid that the download speed will be so much lower. But I guess a working router is better than a router that restart itself all the time.