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Won't boot, won't boot menu, won't boot USB recovery, WILL boot other OS via USB
Well, the subject says it all. The unit WAS working, but now won't boot normally, won't boot into the boot menu (hold reset, press power on, wait for boot menu). All I get is the ReadyNAS text on t...
Is it recognised properly as a Pro?
Well if the fans are spinning properly perhaps power it down and check for a build up of dust. This unit would be pretty old by now.
Something else may be going on - I've created a new volume on scratch disks and it's resyncing, but CPU temperature is 89C and I'm getting warnings. CPU fan is running. ALL fans are running pretty high speed.
Is it recognised properly as a Pro?
Well if the fans are spinning properly perhaps power it down and check for a build up of dust. This unit would be pretty old by now.
I already had it opened up earlier to check for loose cabling, etc. - it looks surprisingly clean. When the resync finishes I guess I'll have a look to make sure the CPU heatsink is tightened down properly - it might have loosened up during shipment here.
Hmm, doesn't look like the picture came through. Yes, it shows up as a ReadyNAS Pro.
There we go, that did the trick! There was a little bit of dust in the heatsink, but nothing horrible. What WAS a problem was that two of the spring-loaded screws holding the heat sink down were not anywhere close to tight - they were on opposite corners, so the heat sink was kinda on correctly, but once I tightened everything back, buttoned it back up and powered back on, the temperature dropped by nearly half (from 91 C down to 46 C) and the fans are nearly silent now. I'm betting this has been a problem for a while and that the excess heat had something to do with the EEPROM going wonky.
Hurray! Thank you for your above-and-beyond assistance...much appreciated.
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