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ReadyNAS Pro 6: will not start to boot menu #24685352
I use a ReadyNAS Pro 6 (RNDP6630D-200) here at the office to store, view and edit hundreds of hours of standard definition video. The unit was purchased in July 2012 and has worked without issue for o...
mdgm wrote: One possibility would be a failing power supply unit (PSU).
You may to run a few passes of the memory test boot menu option to test the RAM.
Thanks for the response, mdgm!
I pulled the drives again, and after several forced shutdown/restart cycles, I got to the boot menu. I let the RAM test run for a couple hours, and got six passes, no errors.
I shut down and reinserted the drives, but it still won't boot all the way. I can't get into the boot menu again either.
A failing PSU sounds logical to me -- especially because, upon restart after a forced shutdown, the NAS fires up for less than a second, goes dead, then starts 4-5 seconds later (only to get hung up and not fully boot). Perhaps that hiccup in the start-up process is caused by the PSU?
How difficult is it to obtain and replace the PSU?
The new ReadyNAS 516 arrived and I'm getting that going, but I'd still really love to NOT have to trash the Pro 6.
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