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Diggers
Dec 04, 2021Aspirant
RN516 - Boot Loop after power outage
Hi, I have a Readynas 516 thats now stuck in a boot loop after a power outage. The box starts up, displays Welcom on the LCD, the touchpad lights up, then it reboots, the cycle is around 2-3 seco...
StephenB
Dec 04, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Have you tried removing the disks (labeling by slot), and then power up? Just to see if the loop is somehow disk-related?
Diggers
Dec 04, 2021Aspirant
Thanks for the reply,
Yep, i have tried pulling the drives but i still get the same result, the LCD displays "Netgear storage welcome" then the touch pad lights up for 2-3 seconds, then it repeats, and the fan is at full speedthe whole time.
I have a usb stick with an LED, and it flashes once quickly when first inserted but then nothing there after, not even on the next loop, only when first inserted.
I have seen a few people have had a similar experience, any ideas on what the cause may be? i have tested the power supply and all output voltages look to be within tolerance, not that that rules out an issue on current draw.
Would a fault with the RAM cause this kind of issue? or is it likely something else?
- DiggersDec 05, 2021Aspirant
I've managed to connect to the UART on the back, Can anyone confirm the pinouts on the 516? Ive currently found pins 1 & 2 to be TX and RX
Using Putty im receiving the following:
"ERROR: Type:2; Severity:80; Class:3; Subclass:2; Operation: 1000"
Any ideas as to what the error message is pointing to?
- DiggersDec 06, 2021Aspirant
Is there a document available anywhere that lists the error codes for the readynas 516?
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