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QNAP TVS-672XT External GPU via M.2 slot and adapter

QNAP TVS-672XT External GPU  via M.2 slot and adapter

QNAP TVS-672XT External GPU- Hi, I purchased a QNAP TVS-672XT after having less than desired performance from other NAS’s i have tried. To deck it out i purchased an I7 8700t cpu 32 GB ram. I don’t have any of the equipment yet, should arrive today. I been trying to find a video card to […]

Upgrade from DS216J to DS218 or DS218 – Migration

Upgrade from DS216J to DS218 or DS218 – Migration

Upgrade from DS216J to DS218 or DS218 – Migration Hi, I currently have DS216J and thinking upgrading to DS218 or DS220+ and need some guide to how to replace exciting HDD over to new NAS. is there a walk-through guide ? I’m not sure by just swapping the HDD over to new NAS will work? […]

Reset password on Synology DSM 7

Reset password on Synology DSM 7

I have A DS220J running DSM 7. I had a lot of issues with hackers trying to remote in. So, I disabled both Telnet & SSH, then enabled 2FA for admin members. My DS File program on my Android phone then decided to send the wrong password to my NAS, resulting in it locking me […]

How to disable Internet/Cloud Access on WD EX2 to prevent hacking

How to disable Internet/Cloud Access on WD EX2 to prevent hacking

How to disable Internet/Cloud Access on WD EX2 to prevent hacking On the navigation bar, click the Cloud Access icon Turn off Remote Access If you want an extra layer of protection from outside then you can configure your router to block the internet for this device. Synology MR2200ac has option to do so   […]

Password is not working on Qnap

Password is not working on Qnap

Password is not working on Qnap If you have reset your NAS or if you migrated your drives to your new NAS – your password might be changed to a default one.   After a reset – default login: admin; password: admin).   After drive migration – password is MAC address without dashes    

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. […]

TS-653 Pro vs TS-653D upgrade

TS-653 Pro vs TS-653D upgrade

I need some help picking a NAS. I have two homes. One with a QNAP TS1685 and another with a QNAp TS 653 Pro. I’m looking to replace the 653 Pro. I use my NAS for music and video. I have a large library getting bigger all the time. I have about 18 tb of […]

4K HDR PLEX rack server

4K HDR PLEX rack server

Am looking to upgrade a home standalone NAS server currently only used for cloud file storage to upgrade a huge 4K PLEX library as well as host a home business (webhosting, email server). We are moving to a new home and was looking into building a rack for all the network and business equipment infrastructure […]

How to Keep history of performance monitor values on Qnap?

How to Keep history of performance monitor values on Qnap?

How to Keep history of performance monitor values on Qnap? which can log the Hardware performance data? We are looking for a application which shows CPU usage application by application. We are able to see the CPU or memory usage but it is total usage, we do not know which application consume more.   Qcenter […]

How to log and make hardware performance reports on Qnap?

How to log and make hardware performance reports on Qnap?

We have installed our “TS-h886-D1622-16G Intel® Xeon® D-1622 4 cores/8 threads 2.6 GHz processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.2 GHz), 16 GB DDR4 ECC memory (2 x 8 GB)” without any problem with the guadince of your video. More over, we have watch almoust all of your videos about qnap and plex media server. we […]

DS1520+ compatible RAM upgrade

DS1520+ compatible RAM upgrade

DS1520+ compatible RAM upgrade RAM upgrade specs Hi, thank you for all the info you provide on your website plus videos on YouTube. You’re my go to guy for anything NAS related. My only question is – for Synology DS1520+, I see that it has 1 RAM slot available – what’s the max upgrade that […]

Synology GoFile shared file redirect to untrusted https SSL

Synology GoFile shared file redirect to untrusted https SSL

Moving Synology NAS to HTTPS . My NAS comes up as insecure when I access through HTTPS. How do I install the right certificates and what do I need to do on my router. If you already have a video on this please point me to it. Many thanks.   I just did a simple […]

Backup NVR system to a NAS

Backup NVR system to a NAS

Hello. I have a Hikvision NVR and recently purchased a Synology 920+ with the hope that I can run backups of the NVR video files to the 920+. The NVR can use NAS connected folders to record live video but I’m not seeing a way to backup to NAS folders using the built-in AutoBackup. But, […]

Cheapest solo 10GbE / Thunderbolt adaptors

Cheapest solo 10GbE / Thunderbolt adaptors

So I bought the Akitio dock and I am not a fan, part of my whole process is simplicity and the power supply larger than the dock, I’m realizing now other than the 10gbe port, there’s nothing I would use (don’t need CFast or USB 3.0, I’ve switched over mostly to USB-C). I was curious […]

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 […]

Timetec RAM upgrade for DS920+

Timetec RAM upgrade for DS920+

I may have taken your advice to insure that Amazon did not incorrectly update/specify the wrong Modules a bit too far. I thought a simple request to TimeTec would ease my concerns and simply give me the nod that all is fine and I indeed picked the right Module…. But Noooooo.. TimeTec is now adamant […]

Can I migrate RAID1 from a PC to a NAS/ DAS?

Can I migrate RAID1 from a PC to a NAS/ DAS?

Can I migrate RAID1 from a PC to a NAS/ DAS? Not in a direct way. You could remove a second drive from your PC and put it in the NAS. Format and reinitialise it. Then copy data from a PC to a NAS and migrate from Basic to RAID1 mode. This would be the […]

How to add Library on Emby

How to add Library on Emby

Library on Emby How do I add folders to emby server on terramaster. I look through the folders but cant find the one I created with the movies.