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Jds101
Aspirant
Jan 21, 2021

Orbi 50 - flashing white / magenta satellites

I purchased the Orbi50 system from costco last year. It has worked great until a couple of days ago when I noticed the RBR flashing white and all the RBS magenta. I checked the modem and it indenticat...
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vajim
Master
Jan 21, 2021
Jds101 wrote:
I tried factory reset, held a paper clip for over a minute and the RBR still flashes white, never amber.

Dead?

 

how old?

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Jds101
Aspirant
Jan 21, 2021
I purchased it last year...
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    vajim
    Master
    Jan 21, 2021
    Jds101 wrote:
    I purchased it last year...

    I'd keep trying the reset procedure 

     

    there have been cases from some anxious souls where a firmware update left their Orbi dead.