10 hours ago
Thanks for the detailed message — and sorry to hear about your TS-451. Sadly, the LPC issue you mentioned is a known weak point on some older QNAP models, and even with the resistor fix, long-term stability is a gamble at best.
The TS-453E is a very solid upgrade. It has a much more capable Intel processor, 8GB RAM by default, and it’s fanless and compact — perfect for Plex and light family backup without going over budget. Since your usage is under 4 users and you’re storing around 25–30TB, it’s a great fit.
As for drive migration — yes, QNAP supports direct system migration from one NAS to another as long as both units use the same file system (typically ext4) and you were using a supported RAID config (RAID 1, 5, etc.).
In your case, even though the TS-451 is dead, you can still:
• Power down the TS-453E
• Insert the drives in the same order as they were in the TS-451
• Boot the new NAS
• The system should detect the drives and prompt you to “import” or “recover” the existing volume
It’s not 100% guaranteed if the old system was mid-failure, but it works in most cases where the drives are healthy and the original volume wasn’t corrupted.
A few tips:
• Don’t initialize or format the drives when prompted — always choose the migrate/import option
• Have backups if you can, or clone the drives before attempting if the data is absolutely critical
The TS-453E is a very solid upgrade. It has a much more capable Intel processor, 8GB RAM by default, and it’s fanless and compact — perfect for Plex and light family backup without going over budget. Since your usage is under 4 users and you’re storing around 25–30TB, it’s a great fit.
As for drive migration — yes, QNAP supports direct system migration from one NAS to another as long as both units use the same file system (typically ext4) and you were using a supported RAID config (RAID 1, 5, etc.).
In your case, even though the TS-451 is dead, you can still:
• Power down the TS-453E
• Insert the drives in the same order as they were in the TS-451
• Boot the new NAS
• The system should detect the drives and prompt you to “import” or “recover” the existing volume
It’s not 100% guaranteed if the old system was mid-failure, but it works in most cases where the drives are healthy and the original volume wasn’t corrupted.
A few tips:
• Don’t initialize or format the drives when prompted — always choose the migrate/import option
• Have backups if you can, or clone the drives before attempting if the data is absolutely critical