Netgear Readynas NV+ PSU connection

Hi everybody,

I have an old Readynas NV+, whose PSU died recently. I bought another one off Ebay (https://www.ebay.ca/itm/401684582369), but the wire connections clip connect to the board in a way that I can't mount the fan tray anymore (see picture). Because of this, after I boot the NAS up, it shuts down after a while, even though the unit it's not hot.

Is it because there is a button, beside the Ethernet port, that is not depressed, since the fan tray is not mounted?

Thanks.

Sandshark
Dec 20, 2022
The eBay listing doesn't say in the title that it's for a ReadyNAS, you have to read the whole listing, which I didn't. So no rewiring should be necessary. But you also need working cooling for the supply, and a blocked fan won't accomplish that. So I disagree with the seller that this is a "drop-in replacement". I usually swap out the cover for the original and air dam and disable the fan, but I'm not sure that's possible with that particular supply. The other option is to install the supply slightly back. On the first one I did, I used some aluminum duct tape to just tape it inside the tray, and it seemed to work well.

Your picture is now visible, and I think you just need to tuck the excess cable elsewhere. Either that, or push back the "snakeskin" so you can flatten it out better where it is.

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Sandshark
Sensei - Experienced User
Dec 19, 2022
There is no "fan tray" and your photo has not yet been approved by a moderator, so I can't see what you are talking about. Do you mean the actual power supply tray or the back section containing the system fan? But that button is the reset button and shouldn't be depressed. Did you re-wire the connector or use an adapter? The ReadyNAS power pin-out is non-standard (ReadyNAS_PSU_pinout ). In addition, you don't want the PSU fan connected and just blowing into the back of the tray. You either need to adapt the mounting to allow some space between it and the back, drill some exhaust holes, or re-configure such that you can use the original air diversion dam (typically, by swapping the top covers). You say the unit isn't hot. But if you've made no changes to allow proper air flow through the PSU, it likely is hot internally.
- danipet
  Aspirant
  Dec 19, 2022
  Hi,
  
  I meant the system fan, which is supposed to suck air out of the equipment. The fan in that module is blocked by the plastic pin connector. I didn't rewire anything, nor have I used an adapter. The ebay listing said it's a plug and play PSU model.
  I tried accessing some topics about the rewire but either they were not active or deleted as they took me to a support page about warranty.
  - Sandshark
    Sensei - Experienced User
    Dec 20, 2022
    The eBay listing doesn't say in the title that it's for a ReadyNAS, you have to read the whole listing, which I didn't. So no rewiring should be necessary. But you also need working cooling for the supply, and a blocked fan won't accomplish that. So I disagree with the seller that this is a "drop-in replacement". I usually swap out the cover for the original and air dam and disable the fan, but I'm not sure that's possible with that particular supply. The other option is to install the supply slightly back. On the first one I did, I used some aluminum duct tape to just tape it inside the tray, and it seemed to work well.
    
    Your picture is now visible, and I think you just need to tuck the excess cable elsewhere. Either that, or push back the "snakeskin" so you can flatten it out better where it is.