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    QNAP - When hard drives go "BAD"

    They are in a QNAP 839 Nas, I have not heard of them having a problem with overheating... the average temp according to the NAS is 29C. Not sure how I can verify if the PSU is bad, but the NAS seems stable overall.
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    QNAP - When hard drives go "BAD"

    Thanks I was considering increasing to the 3tb drives anyway so I will go to reds next time. I agree it is a high failure rate... I wonder if my usage is just hard on them... I use a Raid 6, the capacity is nearly full (less than 1tb spare) and there is not a lot of traffic on them, but it is...
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    QNAP - When hard drives go "BAD"

    I'm asking now because I have 2 that smaart is telling me have gone from "GOOD" to 'NORMAL' which in my experience means I have a few weeks until they go to 'BAD' and the nasty red lights show up.
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    QNAP - When hard drives go "BAD"

    Hi, I have been running my QNAP 839 in a RAID 6 for about 3 years.. in that time I have had to replace about 4 of the HDD's (2tb WD cav green) I have just put new one in, reformatted and used the old drives for other non crucial things. My question is once the NAS's SMAART tells me that a...
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    CISCO/LINKSYS E4200 - Limiting bandwidth

    Ack!! Apologies I completely forgot I posted the same question here a few years ago.. My Bad. Its not been an issue until recently as I wasn't using the bandwidth. Anyway I've got a new router on the way and hopefully that solves the problem.. thanks again for your time.
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    CISCO/LINKSYS E4200 - Limiting bandwidth

    Hi All, I have the first world problem of having an awesome fiber ISP and my package allows me 250Mbps up and down. I can verify this speed to my modem by connecting directly to the modem and running a speedtest (speedtest.net) However as soon as I put the router in line the best I can get is...
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    QNAP TS809 Throughput inconsistencies

    Sorry.. should have mentioned that.. I have tried just dropping out of pathfinder and using Finder.. same result.. Not sure if this would have anything to do with it.. but I noticed that my Imac and the router are both set to 1492 MTU, but the NAS is at 1500 and I cant seem to change the...
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    Why is my router throtteling my bandwidth

    Hi, Thanks for answering both of my posts today :D I am now switched over to the lynksys e4200. My ISP does use PPoE.
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    QNAP TS809 Throughput inconsistencies

    Hi, I am quoting Mega Bytes. I use Path Finder as my file manager, when you initiate a file transfer it tells you what the speed is in Megabytes / sec. All wired.. I only use wireless for the phones :-) AFP Protocol. I have not checked the log.. however I don't use any media server...
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    QNAP TS809 Throughput inconsistencies

    Hi there, I am trying to figure out why the upload speed to my NAS is so inconsistent. My Setup is i7 iMac, Dlink Gigabit Router, Airport extreme, and the QNAP 809. The QNAP is a raid 0. Most of the time I will get in the neighborhood of 60-90mb/s on a good day 100mb/s+ but from time to...
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    Why is my router throtteling my bandwidth

    Hi there. I have recently upgraded my ISP service to a package the is marketed as 250mbps. My Home network consists of the service providers modem, an airport extreme, dLink DGS1016d Gigabit Switch, i7 iMac (connected via LAN) With that configuration when I run a speediest through...
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