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    What is the newest 6 bay from synology?

    I bought a NAS a bunch of years ago but came to find out that within 5 years of owning it was end of life and no more support. I don't like to have anything like that so I'm trying to find a NAS that has a greater potential of lasting longer without going through another EOL. Does anyone know...
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    Parts for a NAS build

    It's not like building a computer is hard. I've built hundreds over the years. Mostly for other people and organizations and such. I have no problem with it. To me, there just seems to be so many variables that people are suggesting to make a NAS run right. Many mention you need ECC memory...
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    Parts for a NAS build

    Then after going through all of the searching and trying to make sure I don't mess up and get wrong parts etc., I'm wondering if building is actually a better option. I could get a Synology or QNAP NAS, prebuilt for about the same money. Not as many headaches as trying to put my own parts...
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    Parts for a NAS build

    What if I went with a Xeon E3-1245 V5 I can find a used one for a good price.
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    Parts for a NAS build

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    Parts for a NAS build

    So, if my CPU supports graphics, I would not even need a video card?
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    Parts for a NAS build

    Okay, this is what I'm looking at using for my NAS. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing? I will be using Freenas for the OS. Antec Performance Series P101 Silent Black/0.8 mm SPCC ATX Mid Tower Case with 8 x 3.5" HDD / 2.5" SSD Removable Bays GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Ti DirectX 12...
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    Raid 5 question

    That is exactly what I'm planning on doing. Your solution is not as safe as having 2 NAS, which is what I am doing. Having it on 2 NAS will be a much safer option than just a single drive since both NAS will have redundancy. I understand that Raid 5 is not a backup, but it is a much safer...
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    Raid 5 question

    Actually, after looking at the whole picture, I am going to replace my old NAS which is now over 10 years old and has not been supported now for almost 2 years now. My Synology 1010+ is EOL a couple of years ago. It is a nice NAS but it is too important of a piece to our documents, videos...
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    Raid 5 question

    Well, it is too late to switch from the Raid 5. What I need to do is replace the smaller drives with 4tb drives and I will get the volume that I need. I never realized that the discs needed to be the same size to make it all work properly. Thanks for the help.
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    Raid 5 question

    I have an older model of a Synology NAS. 1010+ 5 bay. I am using Raid 5. I have added two new HDD and each was 2TB (1.863TB) more for a total of 4TB (3.726TB). I have a total of 14TB of HDD but it says that I only have 7.2TB in Storage Manager. What am I doing wrong? Am I just wasting...
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    Do I need an access point or something different?

    The AT&T router is ok. It gets the job done and no single router would cover my whole house either, so I'll just keep it at this point and think about adding something in the other section of the house. So, if I got an Asus router with AiMesh, I could just hook it up to my Ethernet in the...
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    Do I need an access point or something different?

    What I meant when I said I have an older piece right now, I was referring to having an older access point or bridge, whatever you want to call it. My cat5e is in great shape and not problematic. Do you have any recommendations on the access point to use?? Thanks.
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    Do I need an access point or something different?

    I have an AT&T router that is for my internet and is required to make my system work, so there will be no changes to that. Where I have my main router located the signal does not reach the other side of the house. I have my house wired with Cat 5e. Can I hook an access point to the Ethernet I...
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    Is 41 degrees C too hot?

    There is no one in this office that wants it that cold. 72 is the lowest they want it. They actually like it a little warmer than that.
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    Is 41 degrees C too hot?

    Are you kidding me? I understand that stuff. That is not the real world SOHO though. I am talking a small little office room and not a data center. For a data center, that is understandable but for a SOHO, not.
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    Is 41 degrees C too hot?

    20c? That has got to be the craziest response I have ever seen. Who can afford to run their AC to keep a room at 20c (68F) or less. And who wants to be in a room that is that cold all the time. That is not practical and won't even be considered.
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    Which router would be best for my situation?

    I went with the Linksys EA6900 that I got for under $100. If it doesn't help out we didn't spend too much money to try and fix our problem.
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    Which router would be best for my situation?

    I like the Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Wireless Router but I found the Linksys AC1900 Dual Band SMART Wi-Fi Gigabit Router (EA6900) for almost a $100 cheaper. Is the R7000 that much better?
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    Which router would be best for my situation?

    We're looking to get a new gig router but don't know for sure which one would best fit our needs. Our problem is we don't have super fast internet (12megs) and we need better range and better multiple user handling. We have a Linksys E1500 right now which is not a gig router and is not dual...
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