ds218

Hi everyone, I am after some help on how to repair my DS218 NAS which was running DSM 7.2 this failed mid 2022 if I remember correctly. I purchased in 2018 and it seems I have a later version with no DOM board or expandable memory, Bios chip is a MXIC MX25L6433F M2I-08G Woke up one morning to a...

Hi everyone, i'm new here and i'm looking for some help I tired to update my Synology DS218+ recently, but since then, it won't boot up. The blue power led just keep flashing. I'm trying to connect to putty with usb-ttl usb adapter to see boot log bu i'm no getting any output. I'm not sure if...

Do I have to accept that DSM 7.1.xxxxx will no longer allow me to run Seagate Ironwolf HDDs in my DS218+? Under DSM6 everything worked seamlesslessly for years. I was forced to update to DSM7 with my 4TB HDDs to get back online after a local power outage a month ago and a week later one of the...

Hi everyone, I have 2 questions. I've got a DS218 (non + model, screenshot attached). For some reason it is mandatory for me to have an antivirus on that device. I am expecting to have McAfee, however this link tells that McAfee only available for DS218+. Any idea how to get McAfee on DS218...

Hello Synoforumers. New member here. Recently the onboard NIC on my syno failed. No activity led blinking and i cant ping. USB to ethernet adapter does not work since it needs drivers to do so. is there any way to gain access and install drivers for the usb to eth adapter? is there any console...

I run a ds218+ as media server for my living room. It runs a stack of xxarrs and plex media server. It mostly streams direct, but does some transcoding when we’re on holiday. I know I’ll have to update plex afterwards, but is there any reason i shouldn’t update this NAS to dsm 7.2.2?

I'm new to all this, about a year in, hope to learn alot more.

I have Synology DS214+ . Recently its adapter is damage and not possible to run the NAS. I attach the hard disk from DS214+ TO DS218+ . But it shows the NAS status "Migratable". my question is , if it migrate from DS214+ to DS218+ , does all the data will lost or safe?

Hello everyone, This weekend I acquired a DS218+. I already had an old DS212J. I migrated the disks and tried to install DSM. However it gets stuck right around the 56% mark. I had a spare WD Red laying around, but it shows the same issue. Synology Assistant can find the DS218+. I also followed...

Hello. I have a DS218 acting as a NAS file server connected to my network for the last couple of years with no issues. Yesterday and today, it has been losing connectivity for some reason. It is plugged directly into my AT&T Humax BGW320-500 Broadband Gateway with a CAT7 cable. What is happening...

Hi there I would like to format my 1TB WD BTRFS disks to NTFS and would like to know how do I do it and also I am having difficulty reading my external HDD through Synology DS218. Any suggestions please Thanks

I recently moved from NJ to OK with my DS218+ (it was working well in NJ on Optimum) I now have Cox Panoramic Wifi router and can see the DiskStation there via the app. When I use Synology Web Assistant, it finds my NAS but is unable to connect. It is going to 192.168.0.33 (192.168.0.1 - is the...

Hello, i'm new here and in the NAS world. I'm trying to connect my DS218 locally to an Orange fiber box (ZTE F660) but I'm having a serious problem: If I plug my NAS into an Ethernet port of the box and I type in the browser of my PC find.synology.com it finds and identifies the DS218. So I...

Posted on behalf of a friend of mine - It looks like there are newer versions out there.

I just experienced a storage pool crash on my DS218+. My system was operating normally in SHR mode but suddenly failed to connect to my remote DSM web interface. I discovered that both 4Tb drives (only 2 years old) in my nas were shown as crashed. I have 3 solid orange lights showing on...

Ok Folks, As I get older, I think I get dumber. I have three Synology NAS (DS1520+, DS220+, and DS218+...all running the latest DSM. I began having trouble logging into the 218 and basically got locked out...and notified my OTP had reached its max. The issue with the 218 seems to be associated...

I know this is a very basic question but my Synology skill set is small. I would appreciate some help. I have a DS218+ that has been running for more than a year with no issues. RAID 1 with Drive 2 mirroring Drive 1 (WD 4TB). Seems recently that Drive 1 became dislodged/disconnected when the...

Hi Have decided to upgrade my 6tb WDMyCloud. I have about 5tb of media files to move over to the DS218+. What would be the best (fastest) method for me to carry out this task? WD has very poor UI and i certainly cannot find anything on their side that would assist. Your help and guidance is...

hi i was woundering if i could have some advice about this drive , it has got 2 x 4tb drives installed which are on raid 1 that now shows both are 3.6 tb now when i am finished copying files eg new movies it shows 2.83 tb now when i create another folder eg movie collection it shows 2.83tb...

Hi all, I have a DS218+ with 2x6TB WD Red Plus drives, that are filling up after installing Surveillance Center, I did limit the recording, but I think it's time to upgrade. 1. Is it best to just move to DS920+ (or its replacement), then add a drive? 2. Just get a larger HDD, stick to HD218+...