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RNDP600U-200EUS
Hi..
I had an electrician visiting for something in my home, and needed to turn off power in house.. So I ssh'ed into my readynas and shut it down, and then I went and pulled the main power switch for my house.. When I came back and turned the power back on in my house, my readynas don't react at all to its power button.
The unit has been running steadily from February 2016. I've done some updates to it to get it to support bigger disks, but it has been running a long time with no changes up to now. I've rarely booted it, and I see it has aquired quite a bit of dust which I've now removed after unscrewing the side panels. Have tried to remove the 6 disks I have in it too, but still no reaction at all. (No sound, no light, no fan even trying to get started) And yes, the power switch on the backside is in the position where the dot is pressed in, but I've tried it the other way just in case I remembered wrong, and I've tried to press power button many times, or hold it in quite a while, but nothing at all..
Anyone have any suggestions for anything I can try to get it back alive? Could it be the power unit itself that has died? Or is it more likely that something else is not working so it's not telling the PSU to start up?
If I don't get it back alive, are there any options for saving the content on the disks? I think the state on the disks should be fine, but as I'm using that special raid setup where it can grow when I add disks, I guess it's tricky to mount the disks if I just move them into some custom linux setup. A bit sad if I need to buy a new unit just to rescue the disk contents.
I agree with StephenB , it sounds like a power supply issue. While the ReadyNAS are built well, they tend to be used much longer than a typical desktop PC, so the power supplies just wear out.
Yes, a standard ATX12V power supply will work externally and make recovering the volume much easier. If you already have one around, it's also the best way to see if that's really the problem, But since you have to run the cords through a gap in the chassis and the original PSU fan is no longer running, you should cover the PSU fan (but not the main one) and any gaps around the cables with making tape or similar if you are running it for any duration other than to just see it now works. The NAS uses the 24-pin ATX connector, square 4-pin CPU power connector, and three 4-pin Molex (old HD type) connectors. You may need a SATA to Molex adapter or Y-cable to have enough Molex connectors.
The supply itself is an SFX format one, and not really all that hard to replace. But you will normally need an extender for the 24-pin connector and possibly the Molex adapter or Y cable I mentioned earlier.. While the original is a 300W supply, I recommend at least a 350W one because the original has more 12V than a typical 300W. Some SFX supplies have an offset fan and, while I have not done so myself, reports here have been that they work OK. If purchasing on eBay, use care in ordering an SFX supply -- look at the pictures and dimensions. I've seen supplies listed as "SFX" that clearly are not and will not work in a ReadyNAS.
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humbe76 wrote:
Could it be the power unit itself that has died?
It sounds like it, especially if you get nothing on the LCD panel when you boot up diskless.
humbe76 wrote:
If I don't get it back alive, are there any options for saving the content on the disks? I think the state on the disks should be fine, but as I'm using that special raid setup where it can grow when I add disks, I guess it's tricky to mount the disks if I just move them into some custom linux setup. A bit sad if I need to buy a new unit just to rescue the disk contents.Netgear does use standard software RAID tools (even when using XRAID), and it is possible to mount the disks on any x86 linux machine. You can also use RAID recovery software in a Windows PC - for instance R-linux for Windows.
You will need a way to attach 6 disks to the PC though.
It is also possible to replace the PSU.
Thanks for the reply.. It looks cramped in the tower, so replacing the PSU seems tedious.. But guess I'll start of seeing if I can dig up a PSU with compatible connectors I can just hook up to it without putting it in, and see if I can blow any life into it then.. I've got a linux box I can try to hook them into if all else fails, though I guess I likely need a extra diskcontroller if I should manage that..
I agree with StephenB , it sounds like a power supply issue. While the ReadyNAS are built well, they tend to be used much longer than a typical desktop PC, so the power supplies just wear out.
Yes, a standard ATX12V power supply will work externally and make recovering the volume much easier. If you already have one around, it's also the best way to see if that's really the problem, But since you have to run the cords through a gap in the chassis and the original PSU fan is no longer running, you should cover the PSU fan (but not the main one) and any gaps around the cables with making tape or similar if you are running it for any duration other than to just see it now works. The NAS uses the 24-pin ATX connector, square 4-pin CPU power connector, and three 4-pin Molex (old HD type) connectors. You may need a SATA to Molex adapter or Y-cable to have enough Molex connectors.
The supply itself is an SFX format one, and not really all that hard to replace. But you will normally need an extender for the 24-pin connector and possibly the Molex adapter or Y cable I mentioned earlier.. While the original is a 300W supply, I recommend at least a 350W one because the original has more 12V than a typical 300W. Some SFX supplies have an offset fan and, while I have not done so myself, reports here have been that they work OK. If purchasing on eBay, use care in ordering an SFX supply -- look at the pictures and dimensions. I've seen supplies listed as "SFX" that clearly are not and will not work in a ReadyNAS.
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