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I have a qnap TX64 2 bay NAS with 2 2.5gb ports. I have a Tenda TEM2010F 8 port 2.5G switch with 2*2.5G SFP slots. My pc has one on board 2.5G por
Hi We have a Qnap ts-251+ which is currently doing a daily incremental back up to a Qnap ts-212 (the ts-212 runs for about 2.5 hours per day). Unfor
This will be my first NAS but I don't want to have to buy another one for a long time or be bleh on the performance when editing video. I'
Just wanting to see the best options for a NAS for editing videos off of. I'm editing 4k video but edit with proxys in davinci resolve.
I'm curious to learn if Webroot AV is compatible for use on the QNAP NAS. Thanks for all you guys do.
Sounds like the last option indeed. Good luck with that, I imagine it'll be a hassle to send it back, have it repaired, and then get it back :) At
Just picked up a used DS920+ to move from my DAS. It will be used for Plex Server and library storage, using SABnzbd or NZBGet incorporating SONARR an
I have been able to identify the bios as MX25L25673G, but also unable to write to the chip. CWWK suggested to ship back the board to them but have not
Hi. Thanks for that. I will follow your advice and post an update in the near future. Cheers
I've tried both, and I still get the same "The host CPU does not have write access to the target flash area." error. I contacted CWWK last week about
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UniFi UNAS Pro NAS – PROs and CONs
UniFi UNAS Pro – The Pros and Cons of their new NAS UPDATE – The UniFi UNAS Pro NAS is now available and can be found HERE The UniFi UNAS Pro is Ubiquiti’s first major leap into the NAS (Network Attached Storage) market, building on the success of their networking hardware and ecosystem. This rackmount […]
How it's possible to get 1GB/s read speed with ATTO test on 16GB file? 3 drives gives you max ~600MB/s read speed after cache is exhausted. There must be a [REPLY]
This product is shipping with Beta software and documentation. The SMB protocol crashes my Mac. Logging connections, shows they cause a ADM kernel panic. [REPLY]
Before starting the process, I would recommend anyone doing the same to remove all internal drives, and then initialize the NAS so QTS is reinstalled on th [REPLY]
The review was interesting, but… it was very definitely not like-for-like. How can any comparison of a rack mount 7-bay NAS vs. a desktop 4-bay NAS be si [REPLY]
They have already said it will have NFS, it just didn't meet their standards to be part of the launch release. [REPLY]
Nice review. Having bought one of these i wish you did a quick walk through on USB4 direct connect (how to configure the thunderbolt networking and ip addr [REPLY]
Nice awaited review folks! With this price-point, how much sense does it make to really consider a "NAS" like this instead of building something or using [REPLY]
as it doesn't have integerated GPU , is this enough to run PLEX for home purpose 4 clients max ? [REPLY]
By overnight does that mean about 12 hours? [REPLY]
this update impacting Synology Photo's is my biggest concern. I could go for Immich or an other third party solution but setting one of those up is look [REPLY]
Have they changed shipping date, it was Oct 25. Now it shows Nov 04! [REPLY]
You mean to write the "HNAS Rectangle L-8" ... As this is just a rebranded Chinese case that has been for sale for ages on AliExpress... [REPLY]
Hi, we have videos (4K) and Images all together of 100 TB. Currently we are storing them in Individual HDD's and kept in place. But now we are worried reg [REPLY]
In Build 3, the FSP Dagger power supply does not fit the AUDHEID case. The case only fits an 1U/Flex Power. [REPLY]
you have to flip the USB A connector on your USB C adapter and you should get 2500mbps.. there is a small notch on it that you can miss.. hope you get it [REPLY]
another redditor taught me you have to flip the USB A connector on your USB C adapter and you should get 2500mbps.. there is a small notch on it that you c [REPLY]
I hope you see this.. I got the same issue.. another redditor taught me you have to flip the USB A connector on your USB C adapter and you should get 2500m [REPLY]
is there a way to run a plex ? [REPLY]
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ONVIF Camera Support Coming to UniFi Protect
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