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ClubChapin
Jul 21, 2013Aspirant
Auto Power On after Power Loss?
How do I set the Readynas to Power On after a power loss? It is very annoying that I cannot figure this out. It would be nice to be able to set it to "Power On", "Last State", or "Power OFF" after a...
mdgm-ntgr
Aug 17, 2013NETGEAR Employee Retired
It's a BIOS option. I don't know of a way to alter BIOS settings using SSH so I expect any change to allow software control of this feature would take some time.
The BIOS can be accessed using the serial console (which is not supported).
On 6-bay models you could connect a VGA header cable to the VGA header and hookup your NAS to a VGA display and use a USB keyboard on boot to enter the BIOS and alter settings.
Some users store NAS units and remote sites and wouldn't want to have to drive out to them simply to turn a NAS on again after a power failure.
The BIOS can be accessed using the serial console (which is not supported).
On 6-bay models you could connect a VGA header cable to the VGA header and hookup your NAS to a VGA display and use a USB keyboard on boot to enter the BIOS and alter settings.
Some users store NAS units and remote sites and wouldn't want to have to drive out to them simply to turn a NAS on again after a power failure.
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