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aniraghome
Jul 24, 2024Tutor
readynas314 not powering on
Hi NAS experts I have a readynas 314 bought 2013-14 it has been good so far but yesterday it did not turn on meaning did not power on. It was connected to ups. Tried below did not turn on 1. I trie...
StephenB
Jul 24, 2024Guru - Experienced User
It still is possible that the power brick isn't delivering enough power to spin up the disks.
But there are other failure modes (disk failure or chassis hardware). Which is why I said it was a "risk buy".
You could see if the system boots up with the disks removed - label the disk by slot number as you take them out.
If you have a spare disk, you could also try a factory install with only that disk inserted That would be a better test, since it that works it rules out the chassis hardware. If it does work, then make sure you see if the NAS can boot with that disk in any slot.
aniraghome
Jul 25, 2024Tutor
Tried this happen to have two spares but still not powering. Will go for the new power brick. Thank you again for the tips
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