My DS218 is blue blinking.
It turned out, that the image on the mainboard (stored in a MX25L6433F Flash Chip) is damaged.
it does still look good, but its not starting. The error mesage is different each time so no clear error.
This is only 8 MegaBytes of Data, but it can not be re-created...
Hi all,
I am very inexperienced with NAS drives. A couple of years ago i managed to set up my DS216J and link it to my PCas a backup device.
I have now bought a new computer and want to dump all the data on the NAS and relink to the new PC. I have already copied over all the data I want from old...
I was about to press the purchase button on a Synology NAS I've been eyeing, but decided to do some extra thinking just before committing to justify the cost.
From research it seems NASs prefer to be mostly left on 24/7 (please correct me if wrong), which got me wondering.
Is a NAS really the...
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Usage type: enthusiast
Preferred form factor DS (DiskStation)
Number of bays: 6-bays or more
Do you have any existing drives that you plan on using? No
Prefered RAID array setup for this NAS: RAID 5
This NAS will be used for: backup, multimedia, utilities (docker, VPN, reverse...
Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum so let me say thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
I own a DS1815+ and it is stuck with a blinking blue power light and a blinking orange alert light. I have 8 - 8TB Enterprise class drives in this NAS and I need to get the data back. From...
Usage type: small biz
Preferred form factor DS (DiskStation)
Number of bays: 6-bays or more
Do you have any existing drives that you plan on using? No
Prefered RAID array setup for this NAS: not sure
This NAS will be used for: backup, multimedia, downloads (torrents, USENET...
I am new to the NAS world and do not yet have a grasp of best practices for storage, backup, and sync. I would appreciate your advice. Please forgive the lengthy post. I don't know enough so to make it short.
GOALS: Safety of my data, and access to it from any device.
BACKGROUND:
1. I use...
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I've got 1 drive I want to move into my NAS, the old server has died so I can't spin it up.
Is there any way to keep the data on the drive and import it into my new NAS?
The only information I can find is about migrating from 1 NAS to another and I don't want to do that as this NAS is up...
Usage type: medium biz
Preferred form factor RS (RackStation)
Number of bays: 6-bays or more
Do you have any existing drives that you plan on using? No
Prefered RAID array setup for this NAS: RAID 5
This NAS will be used for: business (virtual machines, mail, office, etc.)
Max...
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I have been using Synology for 12 years. First with a DS411+ model which is still functional; I recently changed my fan.
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