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ReadyNAS 6bay - blue flashing light - no boot
I have owned my ReadyNAS about 7 years. It has performed flawlessly. I have it configured for Raid 6 (for double disk failure protection). Recently I lost the boot sector on my Dell tower (ugh!) an...
The original delivery "window" was Friday through next Wednesay. It arrived on Saturday.
I began the process of replacing the old power supply on Saturday and finished it today (Sunday).
!. It did not have a protruding fan. Other than that, the physical dimensions seemed to be exactly the same.
2. The supplied cables were more than long enough (actually a bit longer than the original).
3. Once done, it seems to have resolved my issue (Yes!). Although I have NOT done a full diagnostic, the
unit booted, and stayed ON (with no flashing blue light).
Path forward: I really need to purchase a 2nd unit and (as a minimum) make a copy of all files on the original.
Thank you for all of your assistance and suggestions.
Seasonic stopped making that original supply a few years ago, and the power specs on that one for the various voltages don't match the original. Given the seller and that the specs match, I'm pretty sure it's a KDM brand and that (in spite of them saying it might), it won't have the protruding fan because KDM ones don't. I just don't know if they actually had some made with a longer cable or pre-install an extension.
They've dropped the price on it $30 from when they first offered it, so it's now closer to the cost of buying a standard SFX and an extender, and I'd like to know if it's a good recommendation when others come along with the same need. If it really does have an extended main cable and doesn't have all the unneeded connectors, then it would be worthwhile to some to spend just a bit more.
The original delivery "window" was Friday through next Wednesay. It arrived on Saturday.
I began the process of replacing the old power supply on Saturday and finished it today (Sunday).
!. It did not have a protruding fan. Other than that, the physical dimensions seemed to be exactly the same.
2. The supplied cables were more than long enough (actually a bit longer than the original).
3. Once done, it seems to have resolved my issue (Yes!). Although I have NOT done a full diagnostic, the
unit booted, and stayed ON (with no flashing blue light).
Path forward: I really need to purchase a 2nd unit and (as a minimum) make a copy of all files on the original.
Thank you for all of your assistance and suggestions.
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