On 200mm Hi Guys, I have a very shallow rack at home. I had to squeeze it in between a few other items and it is just 200 mm deep. It works well for my patch panel and I have a rack mounted router in there too. I’d love to squeeze in a NAS, my […]
Memory Recommendation Good day Robbie…. The Memory upgrade Brand recommendations here I presume were based using the older DSM 6…. Would you feel comfortable still recommending these now that DSM 7 is near, in case 7 is finicky on what Memory it likes. And you mentioned that “Dual Rank” should be specified, but its not […]
I have a client that would like to use their NAS as an audio server for their store. The issue is that there’s only one audio cable that they can use to play music to the speakers on the shop floor. We could use a a computer with a browser and connect the audio jack […]
Smallest 10GbE switch and therefore cheapest CRS305-1G-4S+INFive-port desktop switch with one Gigabit Ethernet port and four SFP+ 10Gbps ports The CRS305 is a compact yet very powerful switch, featuring four SFP+ ports, for up to 10 Gbit per port. The device has a 1 Gbit copper ethernet port for management access and two DC jacks […]
I have a MacBook with a wd my cloud ex2 ultra with 8T. I have watched your video #2 on Plex setup and adding media (couldn’t find the #1 video) My issue is when I get to “browse for media folders” I am taken to my Plex HD where I have no media so far. […]
How to change Synology NAS name? Go to Control Panel > Network > General. Rename your Synology NAS in the Server name field. DSM 6 DSM 7
DS1821+ NIC 25GbE I would like to buy a 25Gb nic for DS1821+ but I dont want to buy the Synology E25G21-F2. I would like to buy the new Intel E810-XXVDA2. Have you ever used it with DS1821+ or any other synology models. I would deeply appreciate if you could reply asap. Usually, Synology supports […]
Best NAS for 4K PLEX transcoding The best NAS for Plex is definitely new 88X series such as TVS-h1288X. It comes with a Xeon CPU and also transcoding chip built-in. Normally you do not get Xeon with this multimedia chip. Qnap ts-h3088xu is a rack that also features a transcoding chip, but it is quite expensive. The […]
List of best PLEX Rackmount NAS with transcoding chip [ts-h3088xu-rp] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® W-1270 8-core 3.4 GHz processor (boost up to 5.0 GHz) [tvs-h1688x] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boost up to 4.7 GHz) [tvs-h1288x] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boost up to 4.7 GHz) [ts-2888x] CPU-Model =Intel® Xeon® […]
QNAP TVS-672XT Hello, can you tell me another heatsinks that I can use in my to buy QNAP TVS-672 XT for 2x32gb crucial memorys, because the ones that you recommend are out of stock. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074Y2NMTN/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0, Best regards, These memorys are still your recommendation for the QNAP TVS-672 XT, since I saw your new video @ […]
Hi! my name is Rolando Schmidt, a photographer and video producer in the chilean patagonia. We started with our studio 4 years ago, when storage was not an issue. Today I am an “eager of knowledge” follower of your videos, Which I feel are the more didactic and easy to understand in youtube, for someone […]
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 […]
Does my Synology NAS support DSM 7.0? The easiest way to find out is here: https://www.synology.com/en-uk/support/download If you find DSM7 on the list then it is supported. For the models below, you can only download the upgrade patch from Synology Download Center because you won’t receive notifications for this update on your DSM. 15-Series: RS815RP+, RS815+, RS815, […]
NAS for photographer on the move I am a photographer, I have traveled a lot in recent months, so I cannot edit all my photos from home. I’ve tried to edit my photos using USB drives (I even thought of buying a portable M.2 drive like the Adata SE770G 1TB), but the big problem with […]
Thunderbolt DAS for QNAP NAS Do you know of any other Thunderbolt 3 DAS /RAID array other than AKITIO products that works when connected to a QNAP NAS? I recently purchased a TVS-472XT (core i3 version) and was hoping to connect my Netstor NA622TB3 to it but it just doesn’t work. QNAP shows TB3 port […]
Synology can not play videos on a TV – “this file is not playable” This is actually very interesting. When you stream via LG Audio/Video there is nothing to do with Synology Video Station. TV is receiving original video. Its all DLNA. Try disabling Audio conversion here https://kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/How_to_enjoy_multimedia_contents_stored_on_Synology_NAS_with_DLNA_UPnP_compliant_DMAs Thank you for clarifying that Video Station is […]
920+ Can’t Play Some Formats that the 215J Can Just wished to thank you again for your advice as I replaced my DS215J with a DS920+…. What I encountered was the 920+ would not play 40% of the MKV Files that worked fine from the 215J… A Ticket to Synology revealed a reason I had […]
NAS with replication and different users I’m looking for a home NAS, which allows replication through Internet and different users I.e. I’ll put one NAS at my home and the other at my parents home. My files will be replicated to their NAS and their files will be replicated to my NAS. And I’ll see […]
NAS – Volumes vs Shared Folders So down to the reason for the email. The *primary* use for the NAS will be as a media server, and that will most likely be Plex Media Server. Will also use it for PC (Windows) backup, and document storage. What has not been well discussed in the videos […]
So for the last 10 years I have been using the QNAP TS-212. Then tragedy. the plug must have dislodged and it started melting in the socket. Goodbye TS-212. (I put the waft of burning plastic down to a neighborhood yard fire – silly me) The interior wasnt burnt and I have yet to test […]