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Tivo Bolt hard drive replacement/upgrade

Tivo Bolt hard drive replacement/upgrade

Tivo replacement HD I am trying to find a suitable replacement internal hard drive for my TiVo Bolt+. I currently have 3TB installed. This unit uses a 2.5″ drive. I would like to use another 3TB drive but I’ve been told this may not be available. Can you help?? As long as you get a […]

How long will DS920+ run with APC SMT1500 UPS before it shuts down?

How long will DS920+ run with APC SMT1500 UPS before it shuts down?

How long will DS920+ run with APC SMT1500 UPS before it shuts down? Thanks again for your help purchasing the 920+ and the APC SMT1500. The APC has allowed me to shut down safely 2 times after power outages since purchase. I can keep the internet, NAS going for about 50 minutes but as soon […]

Best HDD hard drives for regular shut downs/ startups

Best HDD hard drives for regular shut downs/ startups

As a DIT, I am planning on having a RAID on film sets. The RAID will be transported from location to location and will be turned on/off during each production day. Would it be better to use WD RED drives for the RAID, or a WD BLUE/BLACK because it will be turned on/off multiple times? […]

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 […]

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 […]

Should I use NVME SSD for Cache or Storage space?

Should I use NVME SSD for Cache or Storage space?

Should I use NVME SSD for Cache or Storage space? Best practice for NVME in QuTS Hero (TVS-h1288x) First and foremost, thank you for excellent guides and YouTube videos about NAS. I’ve been learning a lot from them. Recently I have purchase h1288x. This is my first QuTS hero NAS. Since this does not support […]

Compatible 2.5GbE USB adpater for Qnap NAS

Compatible 2.5GbE USB adpater for Qnap NAS

2.5g usb for qnap nas hi do you know any 2.5GbE usb brand that can work with qnap nas? Qnap have made their own 5GbE USB adapter QNA-UC5G1T. It is backwards compatible and will also support 1GbE and 2.5GbE network switches, cables and computer PCIe cards. QNA-UC5G1T  in   UK  and USA But if you prefer […]

TVS-672N RAM upgrade and compatible M.2 SSD cache

TVS-672N RAM upgrade and compatible M.2 SSD cache

TVS-672N RAM upgrade and compatible M.2 SSD cache I would like to get your opinion before I set it up. I am mainly planning to use this as a Plex media server. I would only have a maximum of 2 users accessing my Plex media via the network at a time, One possibly needing transcoding. […]

Smart UPS that will turn the NAS OFF and ON

Smart UPS that will turn the NAS OFF and ON

Could you recommend a smart UPS that will turn the NAS off, about 15 min, after the loss of mains power? then turn the NAS back on again once main power is established. Sometimes I am away from my home office for long periods of time and need to be able to access the NAS […]

How to set up Plex on Synology and move files from external drives

How to set up Plex on Synology and move files from external drives

How to set up Plex on Synology and move files from external drives   First of all, you need to go to Package Center and install Plex app Then you can open File Station and Plex shared folder. Create a Movies and TV series folder to keep things separate. If you can no see Plex […]

Which Qnap support VMWare and Hyper-V backups?

Which Qnap support VMWare and Hyper-V backups?

Which Qnap support VMWare and Hyper-V backups? Hyper Data Protector currently only supports x86-based (Intel or AMD) NAS with QTS 4.4.3 (or later) ; or QuTS hero NAS with QuTS hero h4.5.0 (or later).

8 Bay DAS Enclosure (USB 10Gbit or Thunderbolt 40Gbit)

8 Bay DAS Enclosure (USB 10Gbit or Thunderbolt 40Gbit)

8 Bay DAS Enclosure (USB 10Gbit or Thunderbolt 40Gbit) I’m a fan of your work. I think you’re doing a great job. You just cut through all the marketing speakers and deliver the facts. You seem to be in tune with the NAS industry so I have a question for you. I’m currently looking for […]

Cheapest smart ups for a NAS

Cheapest smart ups for a NAS

Cheapest smart ups for a NAS just to let you know the information. I just went and buy budget UPS PowerWalker VI 850 SHL and it works normally with my DS-418play. The NAS recognize it. Tested and it shows it can run around 57 min in battery mode. I have two disks curretnly in my […]

How do you setup/initialize Cache on Synology

How do you setup/initialize Cache on Synology

DS920+ NVME SSD Cache DS920+ with 4x WD 14TB Drives and 2x Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB Do these SSDs work well as cache drives? How do you setup/initialize them? DS920+ or any other model will require the steps to enable cache.       To mount SSD cache: Install the SSDs into your […]