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Router Unable to Boot, Stuck in Bootloop
Hi all, I am having trouble with my Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 currently. I have had this router for 5.5 years (since August 8, 2014) and it is currently running on the latest firmware (1.04....
Issue has been resolved, please see post #5 of this thread:
What do the LEDs on the R8000 look like? Especially the power LED?
5.5 years of daily on/off cycling might have done thkigs to the power adapter. Do you have a spare you could try?
Anything with the right volts, amps, polarity and tip size should work.
The cycling may also explain why the HDD plays up. Switching things on/off can confuse things.