Cisco Vallet m10 All Lights Blinking Wont boot.

[Drew125]

This is a weird issue. If the power adapter is plugged into the router, and then i plug it into the wall the router lights just flash, 1-4,wifi, and internet lights. If i unplug the adapter from the wall and the router. First plug the adapter into the wall, then the router it sparks then it powers up. What is causing this? And the power adapter has a humming sound when its plugged in.

 

[drtweak]

Well
1) A humming power adapter is usually a failing one
2) when you plug it in the second way does it still flash all of them or does it actually start up?

Try a 30/30/30 reset

With it on use a paper clip or pen and hold the Reset button for 30 seconds then WITHOUT lettings go of the reset button unplug the power to it and keep holding it for 30 seconds while it is unplugged then after that second 30 seconds plug it back in again without letting go of the reset button and hold it for 30 seconds after plugging it back in.

 

[Drew125]

The second way it actually starts and works

 

[drtweak]

Hmmm odd. Wonder if the initial start up of the power from the first way is somehow causing the router to act up VS plugging in the power adapter, letting it charge up almost, and then plugging it in.

Either way the Humming sound is a big red flag to me.

 

[Drew125]

Any other ideas on what it could be? Where could i find a replacement?

 

[drtweak]

on the AC Adapter it should list the Voltage and Amps on it. Find a power adapter that has the same specs. Most of the Cisco/linksys use the same adapters

 

[Drew125]

I tried that, all that did was make the lights blink faster. still no power up by the first method.
The rating is 12V at .5 amps.

 

[drtweak]

Hmmm. Might just be an issue with the router. This is why electronics can be so hard to fix sometimes because the issue that may be wrong with them will be too costly/time consuming to bother with and most of us just throw it out and buy a new one lol. There are a lot of routers that are in the 30-40 dollar range that is as good as this one.

 

[Drew125]

Thank you, i just wanted to see if it was an issue that could be fixed. I thought it was a router issue before i posted the question. The router has dd-wrt on it. I am using it as a client bridge. But it done this before i ever installed dd-wrt.

 

[drtweak]

Yea i don't think dd-wrt is the issue (I use it for that same purpose as well, a wireless bridge) but sounds like an issue with the router to me.

Have you maybe tried to re-flash dd-wrt on it?

 

[Drew125]

Would that make a difference?

 

[drtweak]

i doubt it, but ya never know.