I have a drobo 5N as the backup for my synology 1518+. Drobo is faster on large transfers but synology support is much better and longer. I'd guess the power supply is probably what went out but it would be a bummer to buy one and have the main unit as the culprit. Any used power supplies on ebay?
lopaka On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 4:10 PM Bino Gopal <[email protected]> wrote: > Well so since it seems the list isn't dead, figured I could ask here... > > I have an older Drobo FS that I got from a friend (old network attached > storage model). I had it off for a while while I was redoing my cabinet > and went to power it on and nothing. Zero, zip, zilch no matter what > outlet I try to use. > > So I'm wondering if it's the enclosure or the power supply and replacement > PS are $50-70 online and that seems a waste if it's the enclosure, so any > thoughts? Anyone have a spare Drobo PS lying around they wouldn't mind > sending me? > > And if I was to replace it, what would be the best recommended > replacement? I assume since it's a Drobo proprietary FS I wouldn't be able > to transfer the drives to a regular RAID backup so I'd lose whatever was on > them huh? Hmmmm, that's not so good... > > Thoughts? > > > BINO > >
