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yayza_'s avatar
yayza_
Tutor
Jan 11, 2021

XR500 Random Reboot Question

My XR-500 randomly reboots, I've went through all the thread on this forum pertaining to this issue and tried all the fixes I could. Recently though , after googling "XR500 power supply", I realized the pictures of XR500 power supplies have a different amperage output then the one that I currently have. The one I have is rated at 1.0a output and the ones on Google are 3.5a.. (I'm wondering, did Netgear change the power supply over time?)

 

. I went ahead and bought one and just plugged it in about 15 minutes ago. I usually get reboots 2-3 times per day so I guess I'm going to have to wait longer to really find out if the new power supply will fix this problem. In the meantime I just wanted to share this and wondered if anyone else thinks this could be the solution to this weird problem.

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  • Netduma-Fraser's avatar
    Netduma-Fraser
    NetDuma Partner
    Jan 11, 2021
    Power supply would be the first place I'd look for a rebooting issue yes, whether NG have upped the ampage over time I couldn't be sure, I'd be interested to see your results.
    • yayza_'s avatar
      yayza_
      Tutor
      Jan 12, 2021

      Thanks, so far today I've been on and off the computer and no reboots. If I go a week without any reboots I can consider it the solution. I read in one of the threads that I researched that features implemented in the OS from updating firmware  made the CPU draw more power.

       

      I'll keep you guys updated ..