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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...
Thanks for the ping, StephenB.
Hi Diggers,
Based on the error message, it looks like an error with the software, specifically its PEI Core.
Not quite sure though if that's the main cause of the issue, that being said, are there any other logs when you were connected via Putty?
Regards,
JeraldM
NETGEAR Community Team
Unless "PEI" has some unique meaning here, it's "Pre EFI initialization", which is a BIOS function prior to it even looking for something to boot from. PEI Core is typcially before it even checks memory. But maybe it's saying that's the last thing that did complete, and it is a memory issue.
Thanks,
Is there a list of compatible memory somewhere? i'll try finding the currently insalled inno disk type for now but would be handy to know if there are other options.
It was worth a shot but a new stick of RAM doesnt seem to have solved the problem.
Im not getting any other logs, just the one persistant error message.
Any other ideas or parts i can look at before i yeet it into the hard rubbish?
I have the same problem, except that I don't have a reboot. fan on full all the time. I have tested the memory and cpu on another motherboard, and they work. Also the same error in UART. I asked for the bios to program it on the motherboard, but netgear didn't offer it. Look for a similar device, and with that it doesn't even show information on the LCD, only its own. If I remove the RAM, it gives a memory error on the LCD.
Netgear does not provide any solutions because they are out of warranty. No spare parts. Too bad for netgear. :(
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