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  tech support
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-01-2024, 04:30 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Our internet went out yesterday which our NAS is connected to. The NAS now will not turn on. The tech thinks the whole thing got fried because the power source was bad and the tech from our internet provider had to replace the power source for the modem for it to come back up and run. We have tried to replace the power cord for the NAS which was unsuccessful. Also the drive the NAS is on says its deleted from my computer. We need help figuring out what to do. Or if you have a technician we can call and get this back up and running.

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  Connecting NAS via Starlink
Posted by: Enquiries - 02-01-2024, 01:30 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Do you have any idea how I can get my NAS set up with a Starlink Wi-Fi? We had to move house and moved off BT and will have our NAS kept at my son-in-law’s home which is remote, off-grid and runs Wi-Fi on Starlink. We have the adapter, but how to configure? Thanks for any help you can supply.
Bryan

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  DIY NAS build
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-31-2024, 08:30 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Just found this awesome request form and wanted to reach out as I am on the search for a DIY NAS.

I want to give Unraid a try and would look for something like this:
- Backup (was thinking about a parity of 18TB and smaller Drives as array)
- Running a plex media server which has at max 2 connections (probably only one at a time for now). Maybe there is transcoding needed here and there, but not regularly
- Having various docker containers (pihole, vpn, paperless ngx, etc.)
- Having a gameserver running , which can be paused when not used
- VMs are not interesteing to me currently, but may would try to play around with them
- Power consumption should be low
- My Network has Cat 7A cables

My biggest trouble is the case and the motherboard/CPU, as I dont have any idea about the performance of them in a server. How much can a modern CPU (also a Celereon CPU like the N5105) take in terms of docker containers/media streaming?

I am really greatful for every response - thanks in advance!

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  terramaster
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-31-2024, 11:30 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

hi I'm buying a new terramaster f4 424 and 2x8tb drives I have an old terramaster f2 421 with 2x4tb drives non raided, can I just swap the drives to new nas or is there a migration tool? I would like the original data transferred to the new drives if possible as the old drives are working but 4 or 5 years old
thank you kind regards Don

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  NAS for Small Office use as File Server Only
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-31-2024, 07:30 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hey there,

I am looking for a NAS for my small office. Requiremet are as under,

- to be used only as file server (storing files such as word, excel, pdf, autocad files etc), there will be no streaming (media) what so ever.
- Capacity : We dont actually require a lot of capacity. Even 2 TB will be more then enough
- Total users will be around 3 to 5 initially. and in Next 2 years can increase up to 12 users.
- Remote access is very important - We need to be able to access files from Out Of Office locations.

- How much RAM do you recommend? I am seeing devices with 512mb to 4 GB. I understand not much ram is required as it is only a file server, but how much ram would be enough considering future proofing.
- 2 Bay or 4bay?
- HDD or SDD ? If HDD how much RPM ?
- Any particular recommended brand ? or Any brand to stay away from?

Thankyou all for your input.

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  Custom Nas
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-31-2024, 07:00 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hello, I want to create my own NAS device, but I do not want to buy unnecessarily expensive parts, can you help me?

I was doing research on Qnap ts 464 but then I thought I could do it myself.

thanks

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  Difference between hdd+m2 nvme vs sata ssd
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-30-2024, 08:00 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Hello,
I have a question, if I put in the Synology DS923+ with a 10GBe LAN connection: Variant A: 4x HDD + m.2 NVME SSD as cache or Variant B: 4x SATA SSD

Would be a big difference, or practically none between them in term of speed down/up, bottleneck? Smile There is no need for specific numbers, only roughly.

I know and It is clear to me that the price-to-storage ratio is absolutely clear for hdd, as well as noise, but I am more interested in comparing download/upload or bottleneck performance of both variants.

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  Did I get two bad Seagate disks in a row or is there something wrong with my new QNAP
Posted by: RealSugar - 01-29-2024, 11:20 PM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

I bought a new QNAP TS-464 with four Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB disks. I immediately got a ""Host: 3.5" SATA HDD 2": Read  I/O error, "ABORTED COMMAND "" warning. I installed the DA Drive Analyzer and applied the license on that one disk. It came back with a "moderate risk" warning for the disk. I returned the drive to Amazon (USA), and replaced it with another Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 TB. Now I am getting the same warning message, with an even worse message for the new disk (Critical - Drive at Risk).

Is it worth trying to replace the disk again (maybe another brand?) or should I start thinking there is something wrong with the QNAP itself? There are no warnings on the other 3 disks, just the one on bay 2.

I've been following your YouTube channel ever since I got hit with ransomware a couple years ago. Thanks!

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  NAS and server for homelab
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-29-2024, 09:30 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

I would appreciate some advice on hardware for the following build requirements:
TrueNAS Scale (to support NAS plus NextCloud, Jellyfin, Homeassistant plus various Docker containers.
Self hosted ghost in Docker
Mirrored disks 2X8TB
SSD for the OS
Room for expansion

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  Is a two server set-up feasible
Posted by: Enquiries - 01-29-2024, 09:00 AM - Forum: Before you buy Q&A - Replies (1)

Integrated NAS solutions from Synology and Qnap are too expensive. I am thinking if a two server set up would be better: One cheap NAS to serve the files and a more powerful PC to serve the apps (using CasaOS), using NFS or iSCSI between them. If OK, what would the cheapest fileserver capable of 10Gb/s Ethernet be? And is this a feasible setup?

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