NETGEAR Spare Power Supply Unit for Readynas Nv & Nv+

This power supply saved me countless hours of attempting to recover data from 4 ReadyNAS NV+ X-RAID’ed hard drives - and that is IF it was possible. Otherwise, there is a huge fee to pay to Netgear to recover your data. And with personal data, who wants it in a third party’s hands anyway? Yes, this power supply is a bit pricey. But it’s a perfect fit, and the NAS started right back up. And after it checked the file system, and rebuilt the RAID index, everything is back up and running perfectly. The ReadyNAS NV+ has a bunch of little screws that have to be removed in order to extract the old supply. But the new supply went back in perfectly, and I just put the same screws right back in the same place. It was a tedious, but simple install. The data that I saved was worth much more than the $125 this power supply cost me. I’d also suggest the expedited shipping - OVERTEK is a UK vendor, and I’m in the US, and the standard shipping was going to be literally weeks... but spending just a few dollars more for the expedited shipping got it to me in days. I couldn’t be happier with the transaction or the results. I’m glad my wife talked me into spending the money for this!

When your ReadyNAS no longer powers on, it's very likely your power supply died. You can do one of two things 1) cry 2) do something about it.If you do something about it you have two choices. Either buy an off the shelf Flex-ATX power supply and modify it to work or buy one that's pre-modified for the ReadyNAS.Well, I'm the non-hardware-handy type that might fry a machine by mixing wires incorrectly so I went with looking for one that was "plug and play". Unfortunately the plug configuration is unique to Netgear ReadyNAS NV, NV+, and NVX devices and Netgear no longer sells replacements. I thought I was doomed.But then I found this listing, And the least expensive was from Overtek LTD. Never heard of them and they were located overseas in the UK. I was apprehensive on purchasing but it was the least expensive by far. Since they followed Amazon shipping policies I went ahead and purchased it and hoped that whatever I got, if I ever got it, would at least function enough for me to get my data off this NAS and into another one.I picked expedited shipping and I received my order in a couple of days. It was nicely packed and padded and inside was a pretty solid power supply. It was truly plug-and-play. The longest part was diassambling my NVX and putting it back together (theres a ton of little screws). But the nice thing, no modifications were required.After putting it back together, I plugged it in and whoala! Power! Fans and drive spun up. I was quite pleased.

When my first powersupply failed after over 4 years of service, I ordered this replacement supply. This one lasted about two months. In addition, it also shorted, causing a breaker to trip. Would have been worse without the breaker. Unfortunately, to retrieve the data in my NV+ NAS unit, I'm forced to order another power supply as the time for returns has passed. If you do have to buy this, put it on a circuit that is protected against shorts and be careful of where you leave the unit in case it starts a fire.As other reviewers mentioned, the installation is easy.

The power supply is quiet and works well. The instructions suggest cutting a rectangular vent hole in the bottom of the ReadyNAS, but I cut an inch and one half hole (slowly through the excellent steel) with a hole saw. It takes some patience to install because all of the standard connectors I don't need are attached to the unit and have to be carefully stuffed into the ReadyNAS. I had to take the PS off to restuff the cables because they were pressed against the display daughter card causing the display to go blank.

Outstanding part that brought a perfectly good NetGear ReadyNAS NVX back to life after the factory power supply failed. Easy enough to install. Perfect ever since. This part should have been offered by NetGear instead of them only giving an option to replace the entire chassis. If you've failed a power supply in your ReadyNAS, this is your only viable option for a direct replacement. Shipping from the UK was unbelievably fast. Highly recommended!

I bought a ReadyNAS for my home-based business. Works well and has been dependable for over 8 years. Only issues we ever had are with the PSU. I just installed my 3rd one in 8 years. I figure they're good for 3-4 years. They're not as robust as I would expect but I appreciate that it's modular and that I can replace the failed component inexpensively without 1) buying a new NAS and 2) reinstalling from backups or scratch.Pros:It's cheap, quick/easy to install.Cons:Fails more often than I think it should. I'd pay more for something that was better made and would last longer.Due to the un-reliability of the PSU, I always have to keep a spare on the shelf.

It hasn't arrived yet, so I'll give it 5 stars for now.In the interim, the instructions to use a donor PSU are difficult to come by, so here is the quick and dirty way to get up and running fast without mucking with pin pulling and such. Note that this will make the donor power supply unusable in another box. You can use any standard ATX 20 pin power supply. They are easy to come by, and you probably have some laying around in your old computer graveyard.Use [...] for reference.On the Donor PSU:1. Cut the blue wire (pin 12), close to the power supply, leaving a nice lead from the connector. Strip the end of it.2. Cut the white wire (pin 18), and strip as in step 1.3. Pick 2 other connector groups from the PSU, and cut the Yellow wire on them close to the connector, and strip their ends.4. Wire-nut one of the yellow wires to the blue wire to form a pigtail5. Wire-nut one of the yellow wires to the white wire to form a pigtailPlug into your NAS, plug in, turn on.This is what I am using until my new PSU arrives.

Bestellt, ausgepackt, eingebaut - jetzt funzt mein Raid wieder.

I bought this as a replacement power supply after the original one in my ReadyNAS died after 9 years usage. It took about 30 minutes to swap out and worked perfectly. I am a happy bunny now as I have access to all my data again without resorting to my backups.

Pas de super flue, juste ce qu'il faut pour une alimentation de remplacement, avec une connectique et une longueur de câble plus grande que celle d'origine qui facilite grandement le remontage. Alimentation avec ventilation forcé, non présente sur l'original d'où les problèmes d'alimentation qui grille. En un seul mot "Parfait". Amazon toujours au top.

Remplacement simple nécessitant juste une petite découpe du boitier du NAS afin de laisser le ventilateur remplir son rôle. Un petit coup de Dremel et le tour est joué.

Looks not exactly like the old one but fits perfectly. Just Had To saw a hole for the new ventlation. But now the NAS is pretty quite. :-)