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Synology won't boot — blue light blinking

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From the knowledge base, the relevant information is:

- A blinking blue Power LED means the unit is booting up / shutting down on DS416 and DS1019+; on older RS-406/CS-406e guides it also indicates system boot-up / shutdown.
- If the Power LED keeps blinking and the system never reaches solid status, the knowledge base suggests:
1. Check the health of your drives by trying to boot with a spare drive to see whether the issue persists.
2. Check attached external devices: power off the system, attach external devices one at a time, power on, and see whether the Power LED still keeps blinking for more than 20 minutes.
3. For some models, perform an internal check:
- unplug the power cord(s)
- remove any installed extended memory and PCIe card
- confirm the motherboard is properly installed and is Synology-manufactured
- clean and reinstall the memory modules
4. If the issue remains unresolved, contact Synology Technical Support or the local reseller/distributor.

The knowledge base does not provide a more specific fix for your exact model beyond these troubleshooting steps.

Sources used: [1], [9], [12]

SOURCES
[1] DS416 — Product Manual[2] DS1019+ — Product Manual[3] RS818+ — Product Manual[4] CS-406e — User's Guide[5] RS-406 — User's Guide[6] synoupgrade — command reference[7] Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide[8] Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide[9] My Synology storage system cannot boot up and the Power LED indicator keeps blinking. What can I do? - Synology Knowledge Center[10] DS 415+ ... Four Solid Orange Lights & Blinking Blue Power Light...then Powers Down | Synology Community[11] DS411- No boot - after power failure | Synology Community[12] RS6426xs+ Product Manual
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