I recently powered down NVX and removed cables and bays before unscrewing and removing sides and top covers and cleaning dust with compressed air can. I've done this successfully before, following a detailed video which I think was produced by one of the 'jedi council'. It was in-depth and concise and I originally had no problems; this time, however, after replacing everything and allowing time to settle, attempts to power up were negative. I've made subsequent checks but can find no solution. My only conclusion is that I may have damaged the hardware somehow with the compressed air. Can anybody solve my problem? Any help welcome. Also, if I need a replacement chassis, any advice and tips on where best to find one will be welcome. Darren

The cheapest way is to modify the cable pinout yourself to adapt it to the NVX. http://www.readynas.com/download/archive/pdf/ReadyNAS_PSU_pinout.pdf This isn't the cheapest, but avoids that hurdle and should fit: http://www.evercase.co.uk/CompatibilityListReadynas.htm £60 excl VAT&PP

NVX Business Edition RNDX4210 won't power on

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mdgm-ntgr
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Apr 28, 2017
There is a procedure to move your disks across to a new x86 ReadyNAS: ReadyNAS: Migrating disks from RAIDiator 4.2 to ReadyNAS OS 6 (x86)

So you could consider RN424, RN316, RN524X, RN526X, RN626X, RN528X, RN628X etc.

You would need somewhere to backup your data to.
Sandshark
Sensei
Apr 28, 2017
It's possible you damaged something, but probably not with the air. Maybe bumped into something?

Or, and it sounds a lot like it could be this, it's not something you did other than turn it off. If the power supply is going to fail, it's usually going to do so on a power-on attempt. Same with a lot of other possibilities, but an NVX power supply is a little long in the tooth and a very likely candidate. The count of failed NV+ PSU's is growing here, and the NVX uses the same one and is of a similar generation.
- daztrue
  Aspirant
  Apr 28, 2017
  I'm not able to upgrade or migrate right now due to finances and the fact that my NVX (my only NAS) won't power up, plus I need to get it running as soon as possible.
  
  Sandshark, after posting initially I checked a few threads on the same issue, including posts by yourself, with mention of and link to correct PSU, setup, price, specs etc. I can't remember what was where or what applied to me. I'm UK based, if relevant to purchase and/or compatibility. If you could provide the best (and hopefully cheapest!) link to the specific PSU required, as well as required specs, it would be a god-send!
  
  I recall reading nightmare details of PSUs that didn't quite fit, followed by mention of aluminium, duct tape, drilling holes in the casing. I have to avoid all of this at all costs!! :smileyfrustrated:
  
  Darren
  - mdgm-ntgr
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Apr 28, 2017
    If the disks are fine, the array is fine and the volume it should be straightforward to use an ordinary x86 Linux machine to read the data at your own risk. You would need to install mdadm and lvm2 if they are not pre-installed. You should check disk health and the state of the RAID before trying to start the RAID using mdadm. Then scan for the volume group, activate the volume group and mount the volume read-only and backup the data.
    
    You have multiple different options. For many using a new x86 ReadyNAS to mount the volume read only and backing up the data as explained in the article I linked to above would be simplest.