RN104 power supply connector broken?

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StephenB wrote:

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Odin2001iom wrote:

 

My setup is 2x4tb and 1x3tb in an xraid configuration.

My son has a 2 bay RN102 which he uses so I wonder if I could pull 2 of the disks and put them into his nas and the xraid would still work, at least enough to copy data over to another platform.

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That should work - though I think you should boot the NAS read-only.

 

You need to use the two largest and do it with power off.  The volume will show up as "degraded", but that just means you have no redundancy since you've only mounted two drives of a three-drive volume.  The data will be fully accessible for recovery to a backup device.

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StephenB wrote:

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New ReadyNAS are hard to find and often overpriced, but you have more options than just the RN214.  You can migrate disks to any OS-6 NAS with enough bays (RN314, RN316, RN424, RN426, RN428, RN524, RN526, RN528, RN624, RN626, RN628).  You could include used ReadyNAS in the search (including the RN204, RN514, and RN526 in that case).  Though used models are also often (IMO) overpriced.

 

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A legacy machine like an Ultra/Pro 4 or 6 converted to OS6 will also work.  The performance of the newer Intel based units is better, and some of the legacy systems don't have USB3 (if you need that), but they are an option.

As for the connector, the motherboard 4-pin DIN of the 104 is a little trickier to find that the barrel connector of the 2-bay units.  Replacing it with a "pigtail" that's hard soldered to the motherboard may be a better solution if it really needs replacing.  But it could be a simple as re-soldering a broken solder joint.  If it's the power brick side, be careful of the pin polarity.  A supply stated to support the Synology 410/411/412 will have it right, and they are available reasonably priced on Amazon.