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ReadyNAS Pro 6 won’t boot - options?
I bought this thing 12 or more years ago (can’t remember now), and it has performed admirably over those years. During its lifetime I upgraded it to 4 GB RAM, installed larger drives, and moved to O...
Catcher1949 wrote:
I’m thinking either the power supply was damaged, or the VPD file is corrupted.
More likely the PSU.
Catcher1949 wrote:
Is there a quick/easy way to determine where the problem lies, and if it is VPD corruption, am I completely out of luck now?
If you have an ATX supply, you can connect it to the NAS (keeping it external, since it won't fit in the chassis), and see if the NAS boots.
Alternatively if you have a multimeter, you can check the voltages. That's not the best test, since you are testing the PSU under load. But it should tell you if any of the outputs have completely failed.
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