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glitches ReadyNAS Pro 6 (rndp6000) - keeps rebooting when network plugged in
I have a ReadyNAS pro 6, it has the laatest firmware release, running RAIDiator-x86-4.2.31. A little while ago the unit started to re-boot by itself constantly. It has been running flawlessly for man...
The NAS NIC and the power on/off circuit share a power source called "+5VSB", which is +5 volts Standby and has a very small load limit. If the NIC is drawing too much power, that could glitch the power circuit. If that's the issue, it could be the NAS motherboard, but more likely is the power supply. The +5VSB is a common failure because it remains on even when the NAS is "off", since it has to power the on/off circuit for the button and the NIC for WoL to work.
You can try disabling WoL (Wake on LAN) and see if that helps. It probably won't for long, but it could give another clue.
Do you have a "spare" ATX power supply you can connect externally to your Pro6 to see if that resolves the issue?
The NAS NIC and the power on/off circuit share a power source called "+5VSB", which is +5 volts Standby and has a very small load limit. If the NIC is drawing too much power, that could glitch the power circuit. If that's the issue, it could be the NAS motherboard, but more likely is the power supply. The +5VSB is a common failure because it remains on even when the NAS is "off", since it has to power the on/off circuit for the button and the NIC for WoL to work.
You can try disabling WoL (Wake on LAN) and see if that helps. It probably won't for long, but it could give another clue.
Do you have a "spare" ATX power supply you can connect externally to your Pro6 to see if that resolves the issue?
if you value your data, before you do anything your first priority should be to ensure you have verifiably good backups.
as you may be starting to understand, raid is never a replacement for backups.
backups = multiple copies of your data, on different devices, and ideally in different locations (consider fire/flood/theft/etc)
Thanks, yes it is also backed up to a server Raid 5. I do a sync evey night of the data. I value my pictures and some files.
Which supply did you get? Is the 24-pin cable long enough without an extender, and are there 3 4-pin Molex connectors?
Others occasionally ask for suggestions now that the Seasonic is no longer available, so I'm looking for a suggestion for them. I still have one Seasonic squirreled away.
I went with a really big guy from memory express. EVGA 650. It is a gold standard power supply so it is not cheap. For its size I am surprised how small. With such a small load on the supply, I double the fan will even kick in.
That has 4 molex connectors (4 pin power), only need 3. It also has 2 - 4 pin power connectors for the mb, only need the one.
No the ATX cable was about 3 inches too short, so I went and got an ATX extension cable. It fit in really well as it is physically the same size. A bit of a pain working with it but doable for anyone that is a bit handy. It isad they could have designed the board so the mb power connector was at the power supply end not totally on the other side.
It is also modular so you only plug in the 3 cables you need no extra wires everywhere.
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