Make Your Synology NAS 5Gbe Equipped with the QNAP USB-to-5GbE Adapter For those of you who have been considering (or have already purchased) a Synology NAS in the last year or so, one of the things that the brand has never really engaged in heavily is the idea of greater-than-gigabit connectivity at the diskstation level. […]
Should you Upgrade to 2.5Gbe – An Idiots Guide It is always an intimidating step when you upgrade from the safe and familiar territory of relying on your ISP router to make the jump towards more evolved LANs, switches and third party network equipment. The fact that the majority of routers only arrive with up […]
A Beginners Guide to Buying the Right Switch for your Network There comes a point in any mildly tech-savvy users life when the limitations of their ISP router and how it manages the exchange of data between your network of devices, is just not cutting it anymore. It starts off simple, when you get the […]
A Guide to Synology PCIe Upgrade Cards There comes a point in the lifespan of most Synology NAS drives, big or small, that the performance, bandwidth and general throughput that the device is capable of hit a bit of a glass ceiling. Perhaps it is those rather restrictive 1Gbe ports in 2021, hardware features like […]
Understanding the Samsung Range of SSDs – Pro, Plus, Evo Of all the SSD brands in the home and business sector, there are not many brands that have had the meteoric impact on the memory and SSD market that Samsung has. One of the earliest providers of flash technology for the consumer and commercial level, […]
What are NAND Flash Chips in SSD? NAND flash memory is built up of many cells that hold bits, and those bits are either turned on or off through an electric charge. How those on/off cells are organized represents the data stored on the SSD. The number of bits in those cells also determine the […]
The Synology MR2200ac and RT2600ac – Still Worth Buying? Synology we have made quite a name for itself in the world of network-attached storage (NAS) for the last two decades, however in the last few years they made some impressive moves into the world of prosumer routers, with technically three generations of hardware in their […]
A Guide to Choosing the Right IP Cameras for Your Surveillance NAS Of all the ways to make the most of a NAS in your home or business environment, few are as useful as implementing a surveillance system. Alot of people might have purchased a NAS for backup, for multimedia editing, for Plex Media Server […]
DS220+ compatible RAM upgrade System Memory 4 GB DDR4 Memory Module Pre-installed – Soldered 2 GB (2 GB x 1) Total Memory Slots 1 Memory Expandable up to 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB) official The max Synology recommends is 6GB DDR4. But you CPU spec says you could in theory upgrade up to […]
terramaster f5-221 ram upgrade Hoping that you can help as Terramaster have not responded to my enquiry, I have a Terramaster F5-221 that i would like to upgrade the ram on. The specifications state that it can be upgraded to 10GB of ram. Can please advise the correct specification for compatible RAM 4GB and/or 8GB. […]
Qnap TS-251B compatible RAM (memory) Upgrade Qnap original RAM: RAM-2GDR3LA0-SO-1866 DDR type: DDRⅢL(204 PIN) Capacity: 2GB Spec: 256M X 16 Manufacturer: ADATA Frequency: DDR3-1866 Form(PIN): 204PIN Manufacturer P/N: ADDS186622G13-BSSE Power Supply: 1.35V Dram Organization: 256M*64 Temperature: 0℃~85℃ Environmental Regulation: RoHS Note: Make sure all DIMMs meet the requirements for your NAS model (the information […]
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 […]
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 […]
Disk upgrade in single drive NAS Again first off thanks for your Channel – It’s been a great help so far. I’ve a DS118 with a 4TB WD Red installed working away with the RC of DSM 7.0 I’m using this primarily as a backup for my main DS720+ (SHR with 2 x 4TB) but […]
Advice on un-official RAM upgrade for Qnap TS-451DeU I am looking for an unofficial alternative for RAM upgrade for my Qnap TS-451DeU. The name of the official Qnap model is; RAM-4GDR4A0-SO-2666. I have requested Crucial’s service centre for the same issue, but they replied that; “We are sorry to inform you that Crucial do not […]
DS3617xs MAX RAM upgrade Just sharing… own 2 DS3617xs which state max upgrade is 48GB, I’ve just upgraded to 80GB using 2 32GB modules noted below, I’ve ran the memory test 1 no errors and about to run the second time just to be sure before I buy another set for my second machine, I’ve […]
QNAP TS-653 Pro RAM upgrade Hi, I have tried different RAM modules to upgrade my QNAP TS-653 Pro. – Kingston KVR16LS11/4 – Memoria RAM de 4GB (DDR3L Non-ECC 1600 MHz, FBGA SODIMM 204-pin, 1.35 V CL11) – Crucial RAM CT2KIT51264BF160BJ 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz CL11 Single Rank – Crucial RAM […]
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. […]
I have a QNAP TVS-672N of which I am using as a Plex media server. I have already upgraded the CPU to an Intel i7-8700, and was wondering what the best GPU would be to install to help with hardware accelerated transcoding. I was think of the quadro p2000 but am unsure about whether that […]
Choosing the right Memory for your QNAP NAS. I can’t find my QNAP NAS, a TS-473 on your list of How To Upgrade The RAM On Your QNAP NAS And Which One To Buy At this time I have 2x 2GB APACER (standard from factory) in my TS-473. I see that I could upgrade to […]