07-28-2023, 07:45 AM
Thank you for reaching out! Regarding your first question, you can indeed use drives from a different manufacturer with similar cache size and RPM as the Western Digital drives. The DS920+ NAS is compatible with various hard drives, so you have some flexibility in choosing a replacement drive.
As for your second question, adding an SSD for cache can improve performance, but it might not make a significant difference when viewing pictures directly from the hard drives. Since you mentioned experiencing slowness while accessing your pictures, it's worth checking how much RAM your DS920+ is currently using. If it's running low on RAM, upgrading it could have a more noticeable impact on performance.
I would recommend using the Synology Advisor tool, which can assess your NAS configuration and provide a report to determine if adding an SSD cache or increasing RAM would be beneficial for your specific usage scenario.
As for your second question, adding an SSD for cache can improve performance, but it might not make a significant difference when viewing pictures directly from the hard drives. Since you mentioned experiencing slowness while accessing your pictures, it's worth checking how much RAM your DS920+ is currently using. If it's running low on RAM, upgrading it could have a more noticeable impact on performance.
I would recommend using the Synology Advisor tool, which can assess your NAS configuration and provide a report to determine if adding an SSD cache or increasing RAM would be beneficial for your specific usage scenario.