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My NVX died
Hi,
I had a small accident the other day. I shut down the NVX to re-arrange a few things in the room and when I attempted to power it up again I saw some sparks coming out and then the unit died. There was also an associated smell I could sense coming out from the fan grill. I assume some capacitors went belly up. Very sad. I am now looking to replace the unit and I do not know if the disks are alive or not yet. I would prefer to fix the NVX but given the appliance nature and the complexity of the unit this seems not possible at the moment. So I might as well upgrade. I am looking at either a Pro 4 or and Ultra 4 regular or plus. These are x86_64 units unlike the NVX which is 32 bits. Assuming the disks are OK, if I get the PRO or the Ultra and just pop them in, same order as the NVX 1->1, 2->2, 3->3, 4->4, will that work? I also have lots of binaries compiled in it, does the PRO support 32 bit compiled binaries? This is not a requirement, I can always install the libraries or re-compile afterwards.
Also and just in case, is there a way to fix the NVX? I don't think there is any guarantee on it (not to mention that I bought it second hand 3 years ago).
Thank you!
I had a small accident the other day. I shut down the NVX to re-arrange a few things in the room and when I attempted to power it up again I saw some sparks coming out and then the unit died. There was also an associated smell I could sense coming out from the fan grill. I assume some capacitors went belly up. Very sad. I am now looking to replace the unit and I do not know if the disks are alive or not yet. I would prefer to fix the NVX but given the appliance nature and the complexity of the unit this seems not possible at the moment. So I might as well upgrade. I am looking at either a Pro 4 or and Ultra 4 regular or plus. These are x86_64 units unlike the NVX which is 32 bits. Assuming the disks are OK, if I get the PRO or the Ultra and just pop them in, same order as the NVX 1->1, 2->2, 3->3, 4->4, will that work? I also have lots of binaries compiled in it, does the PRO support 32 bit compiled binaries? This is not a requirement, I can always install the libraries or re-compile afterwards.
Also and just in case, is there a way to fix the NVX? I don't think there is any guarantee on it (not to mention that I bought it second hand 3 years ago).
Thank you!
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- You can migrate to those units but first put a spare disk (must not be from your array) in the replacement unit, update the firmware to at least as new as what you were running on the NVX, verify the update is successful, then power down and remove the spare disk.
I think your binaries will probably just work though you might find you need to recompile a few things.
The PSU might have failed. Open up the unit and check if you want. I think a replacement PSU would need to be rewire though (not sure about the NVX, there might be a thread on it). - Thank you!
- Hi,
Any idea where can I get a replacement power supply for the NVX to see if I can resurrect the unit?
Thanks!
Nick - This thread might be helpful: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=71998
- Good luck changing the cables... I don't have a soldering iron (I have never used one before). Isn't there an adapter or a drop-in replacement?
- I placed the disks from the NVX to my Ultra 4 Plus (in the same order) and fired up the U4P. Everything worked just fine without me needing to tweak anything. I am impressed. The nice thing is that despite the sparks and everything, the disks were intact. I ordered an 1U power supply which will hopefully fit in the NVX assuming the board et al are fine, it will be a shame to throw the unit to the bin otherwise.
- OK so I replaced the power supply with a Seasonic Flex ATX one. That was hard work but not too bad. I modified the cables going to the power adapter accordingly and all is well with the unit. I also had to cut the cables that were originally meant for the SATA drives because there was no way I could fit them in the case. I duct taped the ends to avoid any short circuits. The problem is that this power supply has a fan that although it was meant to be silent, it actually spins quite fast and makes noise, probably because the power supply's temperature goes up quite a bit. The ReadyNAS chassis does not have any grills where the fan is and the original power supply had the fan taken out. I am thinking of cutting an opening where the fan is to let the air flow or somehow disable the fan. The latter is not easy because the power supply cannot be opened easily. It might also not be a good idea in terms of overheating. What do you reckon?
- Noone?
- Would it be practical to keep the PSU external, and snake the cabling into the chassis somehow? (perhaps cut a small hole for that???)
That would be ugly, but would solve your thermal issues. nbeglitis wrote: OK so I replaced the power supply with a Seasonic Flex ATX one. .... The ReadyNAS chassis does not have any grills where the fan is and the original power supply had the fan taken out.
Hmm, maybe that's why the original power supply failed.nbeglitis wrote: I am thinking of cutting an opening where the fan is to let the air flow or somehow disable the fan. The latter is not easy because the power supply cannot be opened easily. It might also not be a good idea in terms of overheating. What do you reckon?
Without knowing how hot your new power supply gets, or what the airflow characteristics are of your NAS, it will be hard to know whether it's safe to disable the fan. But it shouldn't be hard to do; Seasonic power supplies usually CAN be opened easily. What model do you have?
Power supply fans almost always pull air IN, so if you decide to cut an intake vent, keep in mind that the fan won't cool anything unless there's a low-restriction path through the NAS to an exhaust vent.
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