HAS5300-8T/12T/16T Synology SAS drives HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS HAS5300-8T HAS5300-12T HAS5300-16T WHERE TO BUY General Capacity 8 TB 12 TB 16 TB Form Factor 3.5″ 3.5″ 3.5″ Interface SAS 12 Gb/s SAS 12 Gb/s SAS 12 Gb/s Sector Size 512e 512e 512e Performance Rotational Speed 7,200 rpm 7,200 rpm 7,200 rpm Interface Speed 12.0 Gb/s, 6.0 […]
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 […]
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
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, […]
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 […]
mount “personal photo staion” into moment greeting I am using DS420+ synology , and watched almost half videos in your youtube channel 🙂 the thing that I am stuck on , that whenever I add photo to ” personal photo station” because I have two users , its not indexing the photo to moment and […]
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 […]
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 […]
I currently have a DS211J with two 2TB drives in RAID 1 and am upgrading to a DS920+ with two 4TB ironwolf drives (after watching your videos and reading your web pages..). I am concerned about the best way to transfer my data between the two. I plan to use the 4TB drives as well […]
New Synology DX1215II expansion with brand new DS3617xsII and DS2419+II Expansion Unit DX1215II Hardware Applicable models Support cross-device storage creation 19 series: DS2419+II 17 series: DS3617xsII Remarks It is recommended to create storage space on a single server or expansion device, rather than across different devices, in order to obtain better system performance. Storage device Number […]
I’ve been lightly using DS214Play with two 4 terabyte WD for music, and just started ripping movies (mostly old, small files (noir)). Only using 12%. Should I be thinking of replacing this seven year old system? And can you recommend software for ripping Blu Rays? I bought WinxDVD for pc and then for Mac, as […]
Nvidia GPU in synology boxes and Plex A few months ago you reviewed the DVA3221 and reported that the GTX 1650 it ships with could not be used for Plex HW transcoding. A Plex forum user just tried the same and did get it to work. Could you please revisit the topic on your YouTube […]
resetting NasSynology ds220+ I have set up My Synology ds220+ But put it as Raid 0 I would like to change this SHR. I know I have to reset the NAS after I’ve backed up my files from my NAS. How do I do a complete reset of the Nas? Your help will be appreciated […]