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It is possible to disable the auto boot on Power on for ReadyNAS Pro (6) OS 6.4.1?
I have a legacy ReadyNAS Pro and a ReadyNAS Pro 6 (RNDP6000-V2)
Both are running 6.4.1
Both have BIOS 07/26/2010 FLAME6-MB V2.0
Unfortunately both automatically boot on mains power on. I really would prefer them to be manually powered on with the button on the front *after* the mains is applied.
I've looked through the BIOS. No suitable options in there.
Is this indeed possible?
Spike
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Doubtfully.
If you looked in the BIOS menu and did not see auto-power-on options, then it is likely built into the BIOS and therefore not changable.
Pro 6 is no longer being developed upon, so I doubt we would see any option to disable/enable this.
I also use a Pro 6 with OS 6 on it. I unplug it when I am not there, and when I'm ready to use it, I plug it in and it comes on.
Maybe you can consider using a power strip to just flip when you shut down your main power.Thank you for you speedy reply. I had a feeling it wasn't going to be possible I was hoping for a 'magic' jumper setting that would disable the auto boot.
I run the NAS Pros from a switched powerbar but they both come on when the bar is switched on. I only use the NAS Pros for backup so they don't need to be on unless I want to run a backup. Access to the rear power switches is impossible so I'll have to rig up a secondary pair of mains switches. Fiddly but possible.
Cheers
Spike
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