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  Qnap 672 works via HDMI display but not through Qfinder portal (fail to launch)
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-21-2025, 11:35 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hi I didn't follow your setup guide when I first bought this NAS and have populated 30TB already. Experiencing problems with NAS and would like to pay you guys at NASCompares for a 1 on 1 Zoom meeting to discuss how to fix my system, improve thrust and discuss managing expansion . I've heard you mention the 1 on 1 previously on YouTube and would love your help and to pay you for it. let me know if we can make this work

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  Ist NAS setup
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-21-2025, 06:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Bought an AS6508T. installed 2 8TB ironwolf HD and 2 2T m.2 cards. The device is only recognising 1 M.2 card and the other is listed as inactive. The iron wolf 8TB drives are functioning as they should. How do i get the system to recognize the 2nd M.2 card and make them both active on the suystem? Thanks, Anil

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  Advice on replacing a DROBO N5
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-21-2025, 05:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Dear Sir
I require a new NAS unit to replace my old DROBO N5. I was expanding this unit at the time that DROBO collapsed and have laid of adding any data to it as it is no longer supported.
The DROBO N5 contains 5 disks as below 4 being new. Any recommendations to replace this unit would be welcome?
And are these Disks suitable for new units

New WD Green 2.0TB SATA/ 64MB Cache WD20EZRX
New WD Green 2.0TB SATA/ 64MB Cache WD20EZRX
New WDl Red PLus WD20EFZX SATA 6Gb/s NX HA 510 NASware3.0
Old TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1.0TB Oct 2015
New WD Red PLus WD20EFZX SATA 6Gb/s NX HA 510 NASware3.0
6.30 TB Capacity

I would be looking for a new cloud connection as the one I have (Elephant Drive) is not the easiest to use or afford.

Hope you can help great videos by the way.

Paul Lunnon

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  Need help choosing NAS enclosre
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-20-2025, 04:35 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Want to setup music file server to use with Audirvana software from Apple MacMini M4 w/ USB-C ports. /i have 4 TB WD 3.5" drives can use in RAID 5 config. Have a Sabrent Ethernet to Thunderbolt adapter.

Happy to pay you for assistance Zelle or Paypal

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  NAS for Video editing
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-20-2025, 02:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (2)

Hi,

I wanna get a NAS and I want to be able to use it for video editing. The Main question I have is which NAS would be the main recommendation for my use case.

I have done some researching myself and I am personally looking at the rs1221+ and the UNAS Pro.
I only really intend to use the NAS for storage, which is why the latter is an option IMO and quiet good budget wise. The main Concern I have is the weaker CPU in the UNAS Pro not being sufficient to saturate the full 10GB sfp+ connection

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  Asustor Drivestor 2 Pro Gen2 AS3302T v2 - Review
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-20-2025, 02:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (3)

Just wondering if you have or are planning on doing a review video for the latest (version 2) Asustor Drivestor 2 Pro Gen2 AS3302T v2? And how it compares to v1

Many Thanks

Andy

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  DO NOT Mix Old and New HDDs on Setup
Posted by: Dean - 01-19-2025, 10:20 PM - Forum: First Steps with your NAS - Replies (1)

I’m setting up my TerraMaster F6-F424 Max. First I installed four new 24 TB WD Red NAS HDDs and two used 12 TB WD Gold HDDs. The TerraMaster would not boot up for initial install. No lights on the Ethernet connections on unit or router. Removed the used HDDs, which were working fine in the older TerraMaster NAS I own, and the F6 booted like a dream. Live and learn.

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  NAS for video editing and backup
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-19-2025, 09:35 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hi there - I'm completely new to this, and need a NAS that can route my video files that I edit on Mac and Windows, for real time editing, backup and archiving. It would need to route my internet traffic to both machines as well.
MY current setup is,
Mac M1, 32GB-> Caldigit TB4. Ethernet and external SSD/HDDs plug into the Caldigit.

Windows 64GB, AMD threadripper 3960X, Asus Prime TRX 40 Pro-> External SSDs plug direct into the box.
Thanks for your help!! Smile
Cheers

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  RS1221+
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-19-2025, 08:35 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (2)

Hi Guys,

Was wondering if you could help me please. I've been concerned that I've been running a DS920+ now for a number of years without any real backups beyond RAID5 so have just acquired 8 x 16TB Ironwolf Pro drives from ServerPartDeals while in the USA.

With the intention of putting them into a RS1221+ and backup to the existing DS920+ albeit without backing up the entire new capacity.

It seems the Synology is now very old and is due a refresh as well as limited, 1GBE etc...

Is it unwise to look at something like a Terramaster U8-500 Plus and stick a couple of boot NVMEs in it and run TrueNAS or Unraid? Or am I asking for trouble?

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  SSD Cache config for QNAP TS-x62-4G
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-19-2025, 05:00 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (2)

I would like to extend my QNAP TS-262-4G with SSD Cache but unsure how big and how many M.2 SSD drives I should buy. Twice 1TB is a good idea? Or should it be a single 2TB? Or twice 2TB? Or a single 4TB?

The official QNAP table is very confusing for me, 2TB is indicated with a dash. Maybe it's not supported? I have go either less or more?

Would like to optimize a little bit more for performance than for price. The NAS is used for Time Machine backups and for Plex.

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