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
>
>

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