u/westcoastwillie23

Hey folks, I picked up a discarded EX3400. When powered on the fans come on full blast for a moment, then slow down but are still running aggressively. The SYS light on the front blinks rapidly. Ive tried holding down the blue button to reset, but nothing happens.

I tried connecting to it through ethernet on the MGMT port on the back, and USB through the CON mini usb on the front but no response. I don't have a DB9-RJ45 cable to try the con port on the back.
I don't have access to the Junos software to try to reflash it via USB.

As a homelab guy who just was going to use it to run a bunch of cameras and home automation bricabrac via POE, is it worth it continuing down this path trying to resurrect it, or should I just cut my losses now?