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ghost_hand
Aspirant
Oct 09, 2021

R7000 not starting

One day I wanted to set my R7000 as acess point, so I reset the R7000. But I accidentally pressed the reset button while the router started just one second. Now the R7000 won't boot and everytime whe...
ghost_hand's avatar
ghost_hand
Aspirant
Nov 02, 2021

Yes, everytime when I power on the R7000, the power led is dim orange.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 02, 2021

Try a different power supply with same voltage and amps. 

ghost_hand wrote:

Yes, everytime when I power on the R7000, the power led is dim orange.

 

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    ghost_hand
    Aspirant
    Nov 02, 2021

    Okay, I'll try it. Current power supply I am using for my R7000 is original since I bought R7000.

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      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 02, 2021

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    ghost_hand
    Aspirant
    Nov 08, 2021
    I have tried another power supply and could supply
    12V 4.5A
    15V 4.5A
    16V 4.5A
    18V 4.5A
    19V 4.5A
    20V 4A
    24V 4A

    So I set all Volts except 12V, but it still remains at the status which I have described above.
    • michaelkenward's avatar
      michaelkenward
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 08, 2021
      ghost_hand wrote:


      So I set all Volts except 12V, but it still remains at the status which I have described above.

      I don't know what that means, but what you need is 12V and at least 3.5A.

       

      15V might not cause damage, but 24V is way over the top.

       

       

       

       

    • plemans's avatar
      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 08, 2021
      ghost_hand wrote:
      I have tried another power supply and could supply
      12V 4.5A
      15V 4.5A
      16V 4.5A
      18V 4.5A
      19V 4.5A
      20V 4A
      24V 4A

      So I set all Volts except 12V, but it still remains at the status which I have described above.

      If it wasn't borked before, it probably is now. You can have higher amperage when you replace power supplies, but changing voltages is a good way to fry a device. Like michaelkenward said, you might have been fine at the 15V as there's bit of power variation/regulation around that 12v range.  But the 24v wasn't advisable. 

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        ghost_hand
        Aspirant
        Nov 08, 2021

        Well, I know it is highly not recommended to give too much power especially exceed too much. So, most of the time I just keep it at 15V. Maybe it is really borked now. However, I still think that my R7000 has bricked at the beginning of my post because no matter I use any methods, it just doesn't boot the firmware and stay in the status I have described above (at least I can't hear any cpu loading sound).