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Suddenly one night my unit just stopped - cannot start again
Reg.: RND2000v2 (ReadyNAS Duo v2) – Diskless A couple of days ago my unit stopped working, it powered off somehow. Now I cannot start it again using the power button. I have tried taking out the pow...
I managed to backup both my 2 TB disks although it was a huge job taking a couple of days. I merged the data from the disks to prepare it for my new NAS Server which will be delivered later this week.
I have ordered a compatible power supply but still I need to know whether there should be plus (+) or minus (-) on the outside of the 12 V plug?
Look at the label on the plug or the existing adapter.
These usually have the vital statistics. All they miss is the dimensions of the tip.
Great! It seems to be plus (+) inside and minus (-) on the outside.
perbuch wrote:
Great! It seems to be plus (+) inside and minus (-) on the outside.
When it comes to the tip size, some generic transformers come with changeable tips. Some even do reversible polarity.
This sort of thing:
Generic adapter
Here's a pic of the PS from my Duo V1.
Center is +. PS is 60W.
saudade wrote:
Here's a pic of the PS from my Duo V1.
Center is +. PS is 60W.
That's a good start. I'd start with the suggestion from StephenB that you search for something that claims compatibility with your Netgear device. If you can't find an exact match, anything that says it supports the whole range should work.
Netgear occasionally comes up with something odd, but mostly it sticks to transformers that cover a raft of devices.
Yes, that's the same supply used on all 2-bay ReadyNAS. I'm quite familiar with them, and my advise above is unchanged. It's pretty much an industry standard 5V supply, and I have never seen a supply with that particular connector (5.5mm/2.1mm and 5.5mm/2.5mm will both work) with a different polarity.
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