How to Upgrade the Memory(RAM) of NAS

QNAP provides a 4GB DDR3* RAM module and a 4GB DDR3 ECC** RAM module (optional purchase) for users to upgrade the memory of the NAS. Insert an extra RAM ... QnapAdvancedSupport AdvancedQnapTechnicalSupport Skiptocontent HowtoUpgradetheMemory(RAM)ofNAS I- IsitWorthtoUpgradeRAMonQnap? II–CanIUseAnyRAMBrandWithQnap? III–HowToUpgradeRAMForTS-x53Pro,SS-x53Pro,TS-651,TS-851,TS-x69series(2/4/5/6/8-bay) IV–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-X69U-RP/SPseries(4/8/12-bay) V–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-x79series,TS-x79U-SASseries,TS-x70Useries VI–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-ECx80Useries VII–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-ECx80Proseries VIII–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-251、TS-451 . I- IsitWorthtoUpgradeRAMonQnap? WhyPerformtheUpgrade Wellfirstoff,Iliketotinker,secondlyIhadreadthattherewasasmallperformanceimprovementtobemadeontheread/writespeed.Thereareotherbenefits,whichIwillbrieflytouchonlater,butthetwolistedwerethemotivatingreasonsformeperformingthemodification. Memoryischeapandasthedevicewascomingtowardstheendofthewarrantyperiod,IthoughtwhatthehellI’llgiveitago. PerformanceBenchmarks(SystemAdminSnapshot@4GB) http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/219533/QNAP-NAS-Memory-Upgrade-Hardware-Change-and-Perfor) . II–CanIUseAnyRAMBrandWithQnap? IfyouuseRAMwithsamespecificationsthatQnapmodelssupports,youcanusewithoutproblem; . AlsoyoucansearchQnapformsifQnapsupportRAMyouplantouse; AsReportedCorsairiscompatablewithQnap; TheNASboxusedstandard200Pin,667MHzDDR2SO-Dimmmodulesasusedinlaptops,theNASboxhas2slots,andcantakeamaximumof4GB,soIorderedapairof2GBmodulesfromCorsair. http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/219533/QNAP-NAS-Memory-Upgrade-Hardware-Change-and-Perfor) . Alsooneofourcostumerreported“CrucialBallistixSport8GB240-PinDDR3SDRAMDDR3″worksfinewiththeirQnapTs-1079Pro  (ThanxTolgaHancıforinformation) . III–HowToUpgradeRAMForTS-x53Pro,SS-x53Pro,TS-651,TS-851,TS-x69series(2/4/5/6/8-bay) FollowthestepsbelowtoinstallaRAMmoduleontheNAS. TurnofftheNAS.Disconnectthepoweradaptor,networkcable(s),andanyotherconnectorsorcablesfromtheNAS. Beforeinstallingthememorymodule,putonanantistaticwriststraptopreventelectrostaticdischarge.Thecrocodileclipshouldbeconnectedtotheground. LoosenthethreescrewsontherearoftheNAS. RemovethecasecoveroftheNASgently. Locatethememoryslot.Makesuretheslotisempty. Note:ForTS-x53Pro,SS-x53Pro,TS-651andTS-851models,alwaysensurethatamemorymoduleisinstalledinthePrimaryslot(red).Ifnot,thenthesystemwillfailtostart.Wheninstallingtwomemorymodules,pleaseensurethattheyarethesamesizeandideallyusethesametypeofRAMforbothmemoryslots.Themaximumsupportedmemoryis8GBcombined. Grasptheedgeofthememorymodule.Alignthenotchonthegoldedgeofthemodulewiththenotchinthememoryslot.Slidethememorymoduletotheslotata45-degreeangle(approximately). Gentlypressthememorymoduleintotheslotuntilitisseatedfully. Rotatethememorymoduletowardsthemotherboarduntilthesecuringclipsclicksintoplace. Closethecasecoverandfastenthescrews.ConnectthepoweradaptorandcablesbacktotheNAS. TocheckthatthememorymoduleisrecognizedbytheNAS,poweruptheNASandloginthewebinterfaceasanadministrator.Goto“SystemStatus”>“SystemInformation”andcheckthetotalmemoryin“HardwareInformation”. . IV–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-X69U-RP/SPseries(4/8/12-bay) FollowthestepsbelowtoinstallaRAMmoduleontheNAS. TurnofftheNAS.Disconnectthepoweradaptor,networkcable(s),andanyotherconnectorsorcablesfromtheNAS. Beforeinstallingthememorymodule,putonanantistaticwriststraptopreventelectrostaticdischarge.Thecrocodileclipshouldbeconnectedtotheground. OpentheNAS. TS-469U-RP/SP:LoosenthesixscrewsonthetopoftheNAS. TS-869U-RPandTS-1269U-RP:LoosenthetwoscrewsontherearoftheNAS. OpentheNAS. Slidethememorymoduletotheslotata45-degreeangle(approximately). Pressthememorymoduledownwhileholdingtheclipsopen. Makesurethememorymodulesitsinproperlywiththeclipsinplace. ClosetheNAScoverandfastenthescrews.ConnectthepoweradaptorandcablesbacktotheNAS. . V–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-x79series,TS-x79U-SASseries,TS-x70Useries TS-x79series,TS-x79U-SASseries,TS-x70Useries QNAPprovidesa4GBDDR3*RAMmoduleanda4GBDDR3ECC**RAMmodule(optionalpurchase)foruserstoupgradethememoryoftheNAS.InsertanextraRAMmoduleonthemotherboardoftheNAStoupgradethememory.Thetotalmemorywillbeshownin“SystemInformation”oftheadministrationpage. *Appliedmodels:TS-879U-RP,TS-1279U-RP,TS-1679U-RP,TS-870U-RP,TS-1270U-RP. **Appliedmodels:TS-EC879U-RP,TS-EC1279U-RP,TS-EC1679U-RP. Loosenthe2screwsontherearoftheNASasshownintheillustration. Holdthenotchattheedgeofthetopcover.Removethetopcoverinbothhands. ReleasetheejectorclipsgentlybypullingthemoutofthesidesoftheRAMslot. GrasptheedgeoftheRAMmodule.AlignthenotchonthegoldedgeoftheRAMmodulewiththenotchintheRAMslot.InserttheRAMmoduletotheRAMslotuntilitcannotgoanyfurther. . VI–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-ECx80Useries TS-ECx80Useries TurnofftheNAS.Disconnectthepoweradaptor,networkcable(s),andanyotherconnectorsorcablesfromtheNAS. Beforeinstallingthenetworkexpansioncard,putonanantistaticwriststraptopreventelectrostaticdischarge.Thecrocodileclipshouldbeconnectedtotheground. Loosenthe2screwsontherearoftheNASasshownintheillustration. HoldthehandlepulledbackwardstoremovetheMotherboardDrawer. ReleasetheejectorclipsgentlybypullingthemoutofthesidesoftheRAMslot. GrasptheedgeoftheRAMmodule.AlignthenotchonthegoldedgeoftheRAMmodulewiththenotchintheRAMslot.InserttheRAMmoduletotheRAMslotuntilitcannotgoanyfurther. InserttheMotherboardDrawer,pushthehandle,lockingNASreartwoscrews. . VII–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-ECx80Proseries TS-ECx80Proseries TurnofftheNAS.Disconnectthepoweradaptor,networkcable(s),andanyotherconnectorsorcablesfromtheNAS. Beforeinstallingthenetworkexpansioncard,putonanantistaticwriststraptopreventelectrostaticdischarge.Thecrocodileclipshouldbeconnectedtotheground. LoosenthesevenscrewsontherearoftheNAS. RemovethecasecoveroftheNASgently. Loosenthecable ReleasetheejectorclipsgentlybypullingthemoutofthesidesoftheRAMslot. GrasptheedgeoftheRAMmodule.AlignthenotchonthegoldedgeoftheRAMmodulewiththenotchintheRAMslot.InserttheRAMmoduletotheRAMslotuntilitcannotgoanyfurther. InstalltheNASenclosureandlockthesevenscrewsonthebackoftheNAS. . VIII–HowToUpgradeRAMFor TS-251、TS-451 TS-251、TS-451 FollowthestepsbelowtoinstallaRAMmoduleontheNAS. TurnofftheNAS.Disconnectthepoweradaptor,networkcable(s),andanyotherconnectors/cablesfromtheNAS. RemoveanyinstalledharddrivesfromtheNAS. Beforeinstallingthememorymodule,putonanantistaticwriststraptopreventelectrostaticdischarge.Thecrocodileclipshouldbegrounded. Removethescrewsontherear(topandbottom)oftheNAS.Ifyouhavea2-bayNAS,itwillhavetwoscrews.A4-bayNASwillhavefour. GentlyremovethecasecoveroftheNASbyslidingitapart(seetheundersideoftheNASforvisualindicatorsoftheNAScasebeinglocked/unlocked) Removethefourinnerscrews(twooneachside)oftheharddrivecage. Ifitisa4-bayNAS,youwillalsoneedtoremovetwoscrewsonthetopoftheharddrivecage. GentlyremovetheharddrivecagefromtheNASbyliftingitoutofitsslot. AlwaysensurethatamemorymoduleisinstalledinthePrimaryslot(red).Ifnot,thenthesystemwillfailtostart.Wheninstallingtwomemorymodules,pleaseensurethattheyarethesamesizeandideallyusethesametypeofRAMforbothmemoryslots.Themaximumsupportedmemoryis8GBcombined. ReattachtheharddrivecagetotheNAS.Pleaseensurethatitcorrectlyplugsintotheslot. Securetheharddrivecagebyfasteningthefourinnerscrews(forthe4-bayNAS,pleasefastenthetwoadditionaltopscrews.)ThenreattachthecasecoveroftheNASbygentlyslidingitbacktogether. Fastenthetwo/fourscrewsontotherearoftheNAS. ReinsertyourharddrivestotheNAS. ConnectthepoweradaptorandcablesbacktotheNAS. TocheckthatthememorymoduleisrecognizedbytheNAS,poweruptheNASandloginthewebinterfaceasanadministrator.Goto“SystemStatus”>“SystemInformation”andcheckthetotalmemoryin“HardwareInformation”. http://www.qnap.com/index.php?lang=en&sn=4605 VN:F[1.9.22_1171]pleasewait...Rating:8.5/10(8votescast)VN:F[1.9.22_1171]Rating:+3(from3votes)HowtoUpgradetheMemory(RAM)ofNASNASCihazınıziçinRAMyükseltmesi,8.5outof10basedon8ratings 2ResponsestoHowtoUpgradetheMemory(RAM)ofNAS PeterGordonsays: 18December2015at17:23 onthe251thereisnowathirdscrewinthebackthatholdstheHDassembly Reply KevinBentonsays: 29December2015at00:39 IhaveaTS-459ProII HasoneGigofMemFactoryinstalled. CanIinstall2x4gbmodules? Runninglatestfirmware Thanks Kevin Reply LeaveaReplyCancelreply Youremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked* Name* Email* Website Comment YoumayusetheseHTMLtagsandattributes: Notifymeoffollow-upcommentsbyemail.Notifymeofnewpostsbyemail. 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