Transferring HDD from one QNAP NAS to a new one

Transferring HDD from one QNAP NAS to a new one

Transferring  HDD from one QNAP NAS to a new one My QNAP TS251 got fried last week following a power failure – it no longer gets past the message ‘Booting the kernel’ so I can’t even get into the BIOS. Anyhow, I’ve bought the TS251D after watching the review you did on it last year. […]

PS5 compatible NVME M.2 SSD list

PS5 compatible NVME M.2 SSD list

PS5 compatible NVME M.2 SSD   Have you tested any SSD yourself? Let others know!     Tested other SSD and it works? Add that to comments bellow and help others!   Compatibility requirements Interface: PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 NVMe SSD Capacity: 250GB – 4TB Cooling structure: Using an M.2 SSD with your PS5 console requires effective […]

Compatible GPU card for Qnap

Compatible GPU card for Qnap

Bought the 673A and got it up and running. Today I installed a Crucial 32GB module with the original 8GB and they seem to be working fine. Final question, if that’s ok. What GPU should I buy for it? I’ll be using it for Plex and in the future for surveillance. So far Plex works […]

Is WD Red SSD compatible with Synology NAS?

Is WD Red SSD compatible with Synology NAS?

DS720+ with SSD I have a DS720+ with Seagate Ironwolf HDD. My problem is that the HDD is very noisy. I was thinking of replacing the HDD with an SSD. (Specifically a WD Red 4TB SSD.) According to Synology this SSD is not compatible with this NAS, but compatible with DS718+. Question is that the […]

Seagate Firecuda 530 NVMe SSD FINALLY Revealed

Next-Gen NVMe Seagate Firecuda 530 SSD Released Great news for anyone who has been looking at purchasing the fastest possible solid-state drive for gaming and video editing in 2021, with the long-awaited reveal of Seagate’s brand new Firecuda 530 NVMe SSD. Although previously alluded to in tech articles featuring the Phison E18 controller, this is […]

WD Red Pro vs Gold – user reviews

WD Red Pro vs Gold – user reviews

Comment on https://nascompares.com/wd-red-pro-vs-wd-gold Two reasons I choose WD Gold over WD Red Pro. (1) WD Gold runs about 10 deg F cooler – may lead to longer drive life. This is from having them in the same enclosure for months before I fully switched over to Golds. (2) In a RAID5 array, which is probably […]

Which Synology models are locked/support only Synology HAT5300 HDD hard drives?

Which Synology models are locked/support only Synology  HAT5300 HDD hard drives?

Seagate ironwolf vs HAT5300.   I have project of taking user backup of around 10machine max data is 160TB. so which synlogy and HDD will be better to proposed. RS2421+ only compatible with HAT5300 which is shortage here RS2418+ is available which compatible with other HDD also. so kindly advise which will be best just for […]

Before you buy Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives

Before you buy Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives

In appreciation of your assistance in your below email, I thought I’d update you with some information I learned about Seagate Iron Wolf NAS drives that might be helpful to your user-base. I learned this information in connection with researching the drive I just purchased – an 8TB Iron Wolf.   The specs for the […]

Can I move my old HDD drives to a new and bigger Asustor NAS?

Can I move my old HDD drives to a new and bigger Asustor NAS?

Can I move my old HDD drives to a new and bigger Asustor NAS? Upgrade form 4 to 8 bay nas I have been watching your videos for a good while now. Keep up the good work I hope that this is not a stupid question. I have the 4 bay Asustor NAS AS6404 with […]

Synology HDD not hibernating

Synology HDD not hibernating

What stops my Synology NAS from entering Hibernation? Symptoms Certain conditions or factors, including volume status, services, packages, or third-party packages, may prevent your Synology NAS from hibernating or may wake up your Synology NAS from hibernation mode from time to time.   Resolution Volume Status Volume degraded or crashed Volume not created Services DDNS […]