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Every 3 months i do a backup-job and when finished, i shut down my Readynas and cut it from the powersupply.
Today my Readynas didn’t start any longer. Absolute no reaction (no fan, no bootmenu, nothing) what ever i try, i only noticed a very very light and fast flickering of the LEDs on one network-port (though no networkcables are applied) as long as the powerswitch on the rear side is on.
I checked the 24-pin connector to the mainboard – all pins have the correct voltage.
What else can i try to locate the problem or to fix it?
From your description, I would have guessed that it is the +5VSB (5 volt standby) power that's the issue. But you say all pins have the right voltages. Still, if you have a stanbdard ATX supply available, you may want to try connecting it externally and see if that fixes the issue.
+5VSB powers the LAN circuit (for WoL) and the turn-on circuit.
It does appear that we are seeing a hardware fault. I would recommend to remove or haft seat the drives and check if the NAS will boot without the hard drives inserted. If the NAS will not boot nor the boot menu will not respond I would suggest to contact support for possible warranty claim given the NAS chassis is still under its warranties.
Ultimate advice from Netgear-support was, to buy a new Readynas. Obviously it is a hardware failure and out of the warranty-period they will not repair my device, not even on my own costs.
This is very disappointing andyou have to consider in case of buying a new netgear-device.
From your description, I would have guessed that it is the +5VSB (5 volt standby) power that's the issue. But you say all pins have the right voltages. Still, if you have a stanbdard ATX supply available, you may want to try connecting it externally and see if that fixes the issue.
+5VSB powers the LAN circuit (for WoL) and the turn-on circuit.
as the PSU of my readynas Pro - a seasonic SS-300SFD - was still available i orded it to follow your advice. Unfortunatly the cable to the mainboard-connector was to short; so i had to do a series of modifications to the chassis (turn the PSU 90° clockwise to reach the mainboard connector, therefore mount the chassis-fan outside, cut a little window in the chassis to reach the new position of the on-off switch and powerplug-cable.
Too late now, I guess, but if you had searched the forum you would have found that a readily available 6-inch extension for the ATX connector was all you needed to complete an internal installation.
