Can you please help me in deciding how can I build a raid 5 on my WD pr4100 4 bay nas.my question is if i want to build a raid 5 the minimum hard drives I can use is 3 if i initially put 3 drives and then later on add the 4th drive will […]
Synology NAS Firewall rule order. I need to know in what order firewall rules should go? Is it like most firewall rules that go from top to bottom? The order goes from bottom to top. Here is how Only allow specific IP addresses to access DSM Go to Control Panel > Security > Firewall to enable the firewall and create […]
Can I upgrade from 2 x 6TB WD red NAS drives to 2 x 10TB WD Red NAS drives in a 4 bay Synology DS416play. The other 2 drives are WD Red 8TB. Also I think they are hot-swappable but only one at a time?? Also any other things I should consider?? Many thanks for any […]
This site can’t be reached – PLEX not working If you get this error message, you will very likely need to restart your PMS. You can do that by: -open Qnap QTS Admin panel -open AppCenter -open My Apps – stop Plex -start Plex .
Hard & Soft Reset a My Cloud EX2 Ultra NAS There are two options to Reset a My Cloud EX2 Ultra device, both use the Reset button located on the back of the device (see illustration for exact location). Please see details and instructions below. Critical: The following process is Not Data Destructive and will not impact user data on […]
With your guidance I got myself a QNAP TVS X72XT last year and had almost nothing but joy, until I swapped my MacBook Pro to a Mac Studio. Now the two NAS volumes I have set to mount on the desktop at startup regularly unmount almost every time I walk away from the computer for […]
Does Synology support Subject recognition? They used to recognise objects in Synology Moments app that was available on DSM6. Now with DSM7, there is only Synology Photos app available (Photo Station and Moments merged into one). If you need object recognition and Face recognition is not enough, then you can use DSM6 where this is […]
TS-873A Plex Transcoding Video Card I currently has a Synology DS918+, I use it solely for Plex, Music, TV Shows and Movies. My library of 4K media including content HDR and Dolby Vision is growing. It plays very nicely on my 2019 Nvidia Shield Pro. However I need to upgrade to something with greater Transcoding […]
NAS perfomance tests
Synology System partition failed System partition has crashed To recover the system partition: Back up your data. (Tutorial) Use Mode 2 to reset your Synology NAS and reinstall the DSM operating system. If you are running DSM 6.2.3 or earlier, refer to this article. If you are running DSM 6.2.4 or above, refer to this article. After […]
Synology RAM upgrade – not booting, No LED’s, no fans turning First time memory tests on unofficial memory in DS920+? This is more of an unexpected “what happened” than a question so if it happens to you, you won’t panic. New DS920+ with 4, 8TB hdd and 4GB of internal RAM. 1. First memory test […]
Max Hard Drive Size on Synology NAS I am still unclear on this. Is it possible to fit either 18TB or 20TB Ironwolf Pro Hard drives into a DS1821+ and a DX517 Expansion unit and get the extra storage over and above 16TB? Yes, Synology are too slow on hard drive testing. It takes a […]
DS2422+ vs DS1821+ IF I had to choose between: (a) buying a new DS2422 and populating it with my current 8 Seagate EXOS 16 TB drive PLUS buying 4 more identical drives in 2 drive failure SHD and a hot spare capped out at 108tb limit and dealing with the incompatibility issues for non-conforming drives […]
When is the release date of the RT6600ax? Synology RT6600ax predicted release date is April 19th, 2022. This date comes from blackvoid Synology 2022 and beyond article. NOTIFY ME if there is some more information about RT6600ax. At the same time when RT6600ax is released, you will also get early access to SRM 1.3. So […]
Compatible UPS for Synology NAS
How to connect Synology NAS to a MAC (Map a network drive to Mac OS X) First of all you need to create a shared folder on your NAS if you haven’t so far. You can use the general Home folder for everything. But keeping things separate is safer if you have a multi-user […]
Compatible M.2 NVME SSD heatsinks for use in a NAS If you know or use a certain type of heatsink, share it with others in the table below! If there are other chips and components underneath the M.2, we would recommend single sided heatsink that strap on or glue on. GLOTRENDS M.2 […]
Synology Compatible 10GbE NIC network cards E10M20-T1 M.2 SSD & 10GbE combo adapter card for performance acceleration NVMe SSD SA series:SA3600, SA3400 22 series:DS3622xs+, DS2422+ 21 series:RS4021xs+, RS3621xs+, RS3621RPxs, RS2821RP+, RS2421RP+, RS2421+, RS1221RP+, RS1221+ 20 series:RS820RP+, RS820+ 19 series:DS2419+, DS2419+II, DS1819+ 18 series:RS3618xs, RS2818RP+, DS3018xs, DS1618+ 17 series:RS18017xs+, RS4017xs+, RS3617xs+, RS3617RPxs, DS3617xs, DS3617xsII […]
How to replace drive in critical status Synology DSM7 How to replace a failing drive? Go to Storage Manager > HDD/SSD. Select the drive in Crashed status and click Action. Select Deactivate Drive (DSM 7.0) or Deactivate (DSM 6.2). Restart your Synology NAS or remove and reinsert the drive. Go to Storage Manager > Storage Pool Click Repair (in text or symbol … ) Select a […]
length of cable Can I run a 120ft ethernet to a NAS upstairs in my home without a performance hit? Or do I really need to have the NAS next to my router? I am concerned about noise since my router is by my TV. If I hook it up there then I may hear […]
