ReadyNAS NV+ power supply failure solution

borgchick wrote:

A word of caution, I did this hack a year ago with my NV, which, like you said, worked flawlessly for many years. Anyway, after replacing the power supply, everything worked fine for about a month or two, then, it started to mysteriously freeze again. Then it would not even boot up. Luckily, before this happened, I backed up the data to an external disk. So basically the hack bought me a few months, and allowed me to get the data backed up. Your NV+ is newer than my NV, but I would still do a backup ASAP, just in case you end up with the same bad luck.

Thanks for the head's up, I'll definitely keep an eye on it over the next few months. Can I ask what brand/model power supply you used? After replacing the power supply, the unit initially wouldn't boot up and would just cycle between the power button and HD1 lights blinking in a sequence. I tried to find a reference for the code, but figured the memory was a likely candidate. I removed the SODIM, blew out the connector, cleaned off the contacts, reseated it and it started up fine repeatedly (took a few boot ups/shut downs between testing and getting it back into place).

In any case, yea, I always keep the unit itself backed up. Any time I put anything on the NAS, I also copy it to an external drive that gets stored in a fireproof safe. I've lost data before and don't much care to repeat the event. I never have less than 2-3 copies of everything on separate devices.