QNAP x53D 16GB and 32GB Crucial Memory Upgrade Guide

As you can see from this CPU and Memory display, the QNAP TS-x53D NAS has recognized and made available the 16GB of crucial memory. It will be ... Skiptocontent HowtoUpgradetheRAMinyourQNAPTS-x53DNASto16GBor32GB Backinearly2020whentheQNAPTS-x53DNASwasfirstannounced,manyusersweresurprisedatthemaximummemorylimitthatthemanufacturersstatedonthespecifications.WiththeIntelJ4000serieschipthatQNAPTS-x53DNASarriveswith,itdidseemoddthatthemaximumor8GBofDDR42400memoryforthischipwaslistedfirmlyinthespecification.Onthefaceofit,8GBseemslikeplenty.ThatwillcomfortablysupporttheNAStasksofaplexmediaserver,allthoseproductivefirst-partyNASapplicationsandbackups.However,asfilesizesgrow,asNASsurveillancegetspopular,asvirtualmachineandcontainerstationapplicationsgrowinpopularity,itwillnotbetoolongbeforeyouwillseethatmemoryuseALWAYSabove80%inthetaskmanager.Sadly,wehaveaskedthemanufacturersandtheycontinuetostandbythefactthatyoucannotexceedthislimit,officially-understandable,asstabilityofyoursystemisESSENTIAL.However,IampleasedtotellyouthatIhavebeenexperimentingwithseveraldifferentsizesofRAMsticksandvariousbrands,andampleasedtoconfirmthatnotonlycanyouusenon-officialown-brandmemoryintheQNAPTS-x53DNAS(sothatistheQNAPTS-253D,TS-453DandTS-653D),butalsothatyoucaninstalltwo16GBsticksofDDR4RAM(oneperslot)meaningyoucanhaveaQNAPTS-x53DNASwith32GBofMemory!Readbelowformyguide,itwilldetailhowtoinstalltheRAM,howtocheckthatitisinstalledcorrectlyandhowtotestthatitisworkingstraightaway. UpgradingyourQNAPTS-x53DNASto16/32GBofMemory–PayAttention Beforewecontinuewiththeguide,itisworthhighlightingthattheQNAPTS-x53DNASmanufacturerstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotexceedthestatedmemorylimitontheirspecificationspage.Theyalsohighlightthatusingnon-officialmemoryinyourQNAPTS-x53DNASmayinvalidateyourwarranty.WeatNASComparescannotbeheldaccountableforhowyouusethisguide.HoweverbelowIwillshowyouwheretobuytheindividualmemoryandQNAPTS-x53DNASNASdeviceyouwillneed.Onlyattemptthisupgradeifyouarecomfortablewiththetermslaidoutabovebythemanufacturer.Alternatively,youcanbuytheQNAPTS-x53DNASwith16GBor32GBpre-installedfromtheNASexperts,ensuringyourwarrantyisunchanged.16GBQNAPTS-x53DNASMemoryUpgrade–Step1,PhysicalInstallation Whatyouwillneed: AQNAPTS-x53DNAS–  TS-253D TS-453D TS-653D 2xCrucial16GB(32GBTotal)MemoryUpgrade–Linkbelow VERYIMPORTANT–TheLinksusedinthearticlebelowtowardsthecorrectunofficialmemoryareoccasionallychanged(beyondmycontrol)asitwilldirectyoutothesiteinyourownregion/country.MAKESUREtocheckthatthememorymodule(especially16and32GBSODIMMmodules)areDUALRANKor‘DR‘,asSynologyNAStypicallyhavetroublewithSR/SINGLERANKmodules. NASModel MemoryType OfficialMemory UnofficialMemory DS920+ DDR4-2666non-ECCunbufferedSO-DIMM260pin1.2V D4NESO-2666-4G Crucial4GB–BuyHere TimeTec4GB–BuyHere Kingston4GB-BuyHere Crucial8GB–BuyHere TimeTec8GB–BuyHere Kingston8GB-BuyHere Crucial16GB–BuyHere TimeTec16GB–BuyHere Kingston16GB-BuyHere Crucial32GB*–BuyHere *=UNTESTED,TBC   Crucial8GBSingleDDR42666MT/S Crucial16GBSingleDDR42666MT/S SmallPhillipsHeadScrewdriver –(kindaoptionalbutrecommendedforchassis (OPTIONAL)AntistaticglovesandEnvelope– usefultoeliminatestaticchargesandalsotostoretheremovedolderofficialmemorysticks) First,weneedtoensuretheQNAPTS-x53DNASiscompletelypowereddown/offandthemainspowerhasbeendisconnected.ItisrecommendedthatyouremovetheHardDriveorSSDthatyouhaveinstalledbeforeaccessingtheRAMasitmayblocktheslots.Additionally,youshouldremovetheharddrivemediaastheunitwillbemovedaroundalotduringthememoryinstallationandthiscoulddamagethedrives.Besuretokeepanoteofthedrivesthatyouremoveandtheordertheywereinstalled(HDDBay1,HDDBay2,etc)asinstallingthedrivesinthewrongslotscoulddamageanyexistingRAIDyouhavesetupinternally.Next,weneedtoaccessandremovetheexistingmemory,asthenew16GB/32GBofmemoryupgradeforourQNAPTS-x53DNASwilloccupybothslots.Besureyouejecttheofficialmemorysticksusingtheclipseithersideoftheslot,aswellasonlyholdingthememorysticksbythenarrowsideedges,nevertouchingthechipsorboardofthemoneyorNAS Onceyouhaveremovedthem,theycaneitherbestoredawayforalaterproject,installedinacompatiblelaptoporsoldoneBayetctomakealittlecashback!Oncetheyareclear,installan8GBor16GBDDR4CrucialMemorystickineachofthenowavailableslots,makingsurethatyouclickthembothinwiththeclipseitherside.Oncedown,replacetheQNAPTS-x53DNASchassislidifyouremoveditforeaseofaccess,aswellastheharddrives.Youhavenowconcludedthephysicalinstallationof16GB/32GBofCrucialDDR4memoryintheQNAPTS-x53DNAS. 16GB/32GBQNAPTS-x53DNASMemoryUpgrade–Step2,Checkingthe16GBMemoryisRecognized Whatyouwillneed: TheQNAPTS-x53DNASNAS–Obviously DDR42400or2666mhzSODIMM(nonECC)Memory Awebbrowser(Chrome,Safari,Firefox,etc)onaWindows,MacorAndroidMachine)accessingtheQNAPTS-x53DNASuser-interfaceasyounormallywould. NextyouneedtopowerupyourQNAPTS-x53DNASNASandaccessitasyounormallywould.IfyouarebuyingthisNASfirsttimeandhaveyettosetitup,therearenumerousfirsttimesetupguidesandtipsontheSPANTVYouTubechannelhere–thatwillgetyoufromthehardwareinstallationtosetuptheQNAPTS-x53DNASNASforuse.OncetheNASuserinterface(UI)isreadytogo,headovertothehardwarespecificationpageshownhere: AsyoucanseefromthisCPUandMemorydisplay,theQNAPTS-x53DNAShasrecognizedandmadeavailablethe16GBofcrucialmemory.Itwillbeimmediatelyavailableforuseandyouwillseethatthe%amountofuseoftheRAMintheresourcemonitorwillbemuch,muchlower,asthereissignificantlymorememoryavailableforthesystem! 16GBQNAPTS-x53DNASMemoryUpgrade–Step3,Checkingthe16GBMemoryisWorking ThereareseveralwaystocheckthememoryisworkingonyourQNAPTS-x53DNAScorrectly.First,youcanperformasmanyactionsandprocessesaspossible(scans,copy/pastes,thumbnailgeneration,transcodea4Kfile,RAIDchanges,synchronisation,etc)atoncetoseehowthetaskmanagerandresourcemonitorbehavesintheQNAPTS-x53DNAS.Itshouldspikeeachtimeandatagreaterheightasyoudomoreandmoreandonceitexceedsthememoryyouhadpreviouslyinstalled,thisisagoodconfirmationthattheinstallationisworkingfine. Alternatively,youcantemporarilyallocatechunksofmemoryandthenthatisamuchmorereliabletest.InstallthevirtualmachineapplicationfortheQNAPTS-x53DNAS(P.S.forSynologyusersitistheVirtualMachineManagerandforQNAPitistheVirtualisationstation).ThenyoucancreateindividualVMs(itisaloteasierthanitsoundsandtheQNAPTS-x53DNASVMsoftwareisveryuser-friendly)thenallocate3-4GBofmemorytoeachone.Whenyouhavecreated3or4individualvirtualmachinecontainersontheQNAPTS-x53DNASsoftware,thenyoucanrunthemallatonceandthatwillimmediatelyusealmostallthememoryatonce! Ifthereareanyissueswiththememory,itwillshowherealmostimmediately.Ifnoproblems,thenyouknowtheQNAPTS-x53DNAS16GBor32GBofDDR4crucialmemoryinstallationassuccessful.YoucanthendeletetheVMsinthevirtualmachinesoftwareandthenfreeupallthatmemoryagain. 📧LETMEKNOWABOUTNEWPOSTS🔔 Enteryouremailaddresstosubscribetothisblogandreceivenotificationsofnewpostsbyemail. Join2,246othersubscribers EmailAddress Subscribe Getanalerteverytimesomethinggetsaddedtothisspecificarticle! 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Cancelreply 29thoughtson“QNAPx53D16GBand32GBCrucialMemoryUpgradeGuide” Forthoseinterestedonlyintheresults,jumptosectionnamed[Conclusion]. @robI’vebeeninvestigatingtheTS-453D/TS-653DaswelltoseewhatRAMcanbeinstalled.Ispentalotoftimereadingalotofthedifferentforumposts/articles,andI’venoticedalotofcontradictionsamongstusers.Afterspendingmoretime(withalargefocusonCrucialmemory),IdecidedtolookattheactualrawspecsatInteltocheckforwhytherearediscrepancies,aswellasinvestigatetheCrucialpartcodedecoding. BelowiswhatI’veresearchedandgathered,andIthinkthisisusefulforbothyourvideos/explanations,aswellastousers. [Background] 1.TheCeleronJ4125CPUisbasedontheGeminiLakeprocessors,andthereisafollow-upsetofCeleronN-seriessetofCPUs(N5105forexample)thatusethissamecorearchitecture. GeminiLakeprocessorshavelimitationsthatarecausingspecificSODIMMstoberejected.Below,Ilisttheexactreferencematerialtohelpexplainthedetails. 2.A.Thetotalnumberofaddresslinesislimitedto17.ThislimitstheactualDRAMdiesizeto<=2Gbperdie.RefertoMEM_CH0/CH1_MA[16:0],inMemoryAddressofSection2.3.1Table2-3. 2.B.BecauseDDR4specificationrequiresDQwidthof64-bitsforamemorylineandthemaxdiesizeis2Gb,thismeansthatonlySDP/DDParesupported.Themaxpackagesizeis2GB,andthemaxnumberofpackagesperrankis4.RefertoSection3.2Table3-4. 2.C.OnlyRawCardAandRawCardBissupportedforUDIMM/SODIMMs.RefertoDDR4,inRawCardSupportofSection3.2Table3-2. 2.D.ThememorycontrolleroperatesatexactlyDDR42400Mhz.Thereisnooverlcokingcapability.RefertoSystemMemoryTimingSupport,inDDR4ofSection3.2Table3-6. 2.E.IntelGeminiLakeSpec:https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/336560?explicitVersion=true JEDECspecificationsthatarecausingspecificSODIMMstoberejected.Below,Ilisttheexactreferencematerialtohelpexplainthedetails. 3.A.BankGroupBG1isnotsupportedonRawCardsAandB,whenusingDDR4.RefertoAnnexAandAnnexBofJEDEC’sJESD21-C. 3.B.JEDECJESD21-C’sAnnexDocuments:https://www.jedec.org/document_search?search_api_views_fulltext=so-dimm&order=field_doc_date_published&sort=desc Crucialmemorypartsandnumberinglimitations,forSODIMMs. 4.A.AllDDR4memorycomesintheformofARxB.AistheRankCountin(1,2).BistheBank-Per-Rankcountin(4,8,16). 4.B.MemoryfromCrucialhaveaspecialnumberingthatexhibitasupply-basedselectionthatdoesnotnecessarilyadheretoaspecificRankandBank-Per-Rankcount.Thesemodelshave“SRFA”inthemodelnumbering. 4.C.ModulesfromCrucialhavespecificRankandBank-Per-Rankcountthatcanbeseenforeachproduct.AspecificRankandBank-Per-Rankcanbechosen. 4.D.CrucialSODIMMmemoryproductinformation:https://www.crucial.com/catalog/memory/ddr4-laptop [Conclusion] 5.Thelargestsizememorymodulethatissupportedis16GB,in2channels,foratotalof32GB. 5.A.EventhoughtheGeminiLakespecspecifiesamaximumof8GBmemory,theactualmaxis32GB.ThisislikelybecausetestingatthetimeforDDR4SODIMMsdidnotincludesuchhigh-densityDDR4die. 5.B.Thecalcuationgoeslikethis:MaxPackageSizexPackagesPerRankxRanksperChannelxChannels=2GBx4x2x2=32GB Usememoryofrank-banksizing:1Rx8or2Rx8. 6.A.Don’tusememorymodulesof1Rx16or2Rx16. 6.B.DuetotheGeminiLakelimitationsof17-bitaddressing,Bank-Per-Rankcountsof16cannotnotbeused. 6.C.Thisiswhypeoplenoticethatdual-rankedmodulestendtobemorecompatible.2Rx16isveryrareonthemarket,buttheyDOexist.Ontheotherhand,1Rx16iscommonforsmallermemorymodules,andpeoplewillusethisincorrectly. Crucialmodelstoavoid 7.A.Don’tuseanywith“SRFA”inthemodelnumbering.Eventhoughtheyarecheaper,Crucialdecideswhattosendbasedontheirsupply.And,youwillfindoutthehardwaywhenyougetanx16. 7.B.AvoidCT16G4SFRA32A,CT8G4SFRA266,CT2K8G4SFRA266,CT8G4SFRA32A,CT16G4SFRA266,andCT2K16G4SFRA266. Crucialmodelstouse 8.A.Dousedual-channelmemorythatisboughttogether. 8.B.LookforCT2Kastheprefixinthemodelnumbering.The“2K”impliesa2-kitset. 8.C.Use2400Mhztosaveoncost.2666Mhzarebackwardscompatibleto2400Mhz,buttheextraspeedisn’tusable. 8.D.Examples:2x16GB(CT2K16G4SFD824A),2x8GB(CT2K8G4SFD824A),2x8GB(CT2K8G4SFS824A) 8.E.Note:IhaveNOTdirectlytestedanyoftheexamplesaboveyet,butthesehavebeenreferencedinthisarticleorinotherpeople’ssuccesses. OtherMemorypointers 9.A.Usestandardmemorymodulesthatdon’trequireover-clocking.Thekeyhintistolookformemorythatoperates2400Mhzat1.2V. 9.B.Whensearchingformemory,rememberthatthesearelaptop-sizedmodules.I.e.DDR4SODIMMs260-pin. 8.C.Findunbufferednon-ECCmemory:UnbufferedNon-ECCSODIMM.Thismotherboarddoesnotsupportotherwise. 8.D.Don’tpurchaseasinglememorymoduleover16GB.Adual-memory-modulekitof32GB(2x16GB)isthemax. Loading... Reply hasanyonetried4GB+32GBconfiguration?REPLYONYOUTUBE Loading... Reply @luna,thatwon’twork.32GBmodulesaren’tsupported. Loading... Reply hasanyoneactuallychecked..eventhoughthememoryisfasterat2666itisnotrunningatthatspeedasshownbydmidecode3.1 GettingSMBIOSdatafromsysfs. SMBIOS3.1.1present. Handle0x0025,DMItype17,84bytes MemoryDevice ArrayHandle:0x0023 ErrorInformationHandle:NotProvided TotalWidth:64bits DataWidth:64bits Size:16384MB FormFactor:SODIMM Set:None Locator:A1_DIMM0 BankLocator:A1_BANK0 Type:DDR4 TypeDetail:Synchronous Speed:2400MT/s Manufacturer:Crucial SerialNumber:22211621 AssetTag:9876543210 PartNumber:CT16G4SFD8266.M16F Rank:Unknown ConfiguredClockSpeed:2400MT/s MinimumVoltage:1.2V MaximumVoltage:1.2V ConfiguredVoltage:1.2VREPLYONYOUTUBE Loading... Reply Thanks!!REPLYONYOUTUBE Loading... Reply TS-453DRAM32GB(2X16G)UPGRADE MODEL:SAMSUNGM471A2K43DB1-CTD16GBPC4-2666VREPLYONYOUTUBE Loading... Reply anyonecanrecommendmewhat8gbRAMbrand&serialnumberwhichcompatibletobeinstalledwithanexisting4gbforTS253D?REPLYONYOUTUBE Loading... Reply Hello!Thankyouverymuchforthearticleandtheinformationyouprovided.Iamhappytoreportthatmynewly-purchasedTS-453D=4Gisnowenjoyingfull32GBorRAM.AlongwiththeNASIboughta2X16GBSO-DIMMSkit(CrucialCT2K16G4SFD8266),Iinstalledandeverythingwentfine.Well,inthebeginningtheNASwouldonlysee16GBinsteadof32GB,butaftershuttingitdownandre-insertingthememorymodulesagainintheslots,thefull32GBgloryappeared. Manythanksfortheresearch! PS:theTS-453DwasboughtasareplacementtomyalmostdeadTS-419PII.HappytosaythatmovingthedisksfromtheoldNAStothenewoneworkedlikeacharm.Nextstopinthejourneyistoconvertthevolume(currentlyit’sstilllegacy,asIcarryitfrom2012…) Loading... Reply HiJusttosayIsucceededinupgradingmyTS-235Dfrom4to32GBwith2x16GBCrucialsticksasspecifiedabove.BootedupfirsttimewithnoproblemswhichwasawelcomereliefImustsay!ManythanxtoNASComparesforyourmasterclassandresearchasalways.I’veonlyownedtheboxforlessthan12months.InthattimeIalsohassuccessininstallingathirdpartyWiFi6cardasperoneofyourarticles.Itsavedmeashed-loadofmoney.IboughtthecardforAu$60versusbuyingthegenuineQNAPbadgedoneforover4timesthat!I’moverjoyedonceagain.ThemainreasonforupgradingRAMwasthatQSirchissuchamemoryhogandeverytimeIturnediton,the“lightswentdim”😉andtheboxwasaboutasgoodasaboatanchor.QSirchishandybutifyoutrytorunitwiththebogstandardconfigof4GBitrunssos_l_o_w…. Loading... Reply Seemsthatct16g4sfra266willnotboot Loading... Reply IboughtaTS-653D-4Gthisweek.Iaddedtothestock4GBramaCrucial16GB@2666Mhz–RefCT16G4SFRA266,anditisworkingfine,20GB(19,46GB)recognizedand20GBusable(4+16gb)–Firmware4.5.4.1741REPLYONYOUTUBE Loading... Reply IcanconfirmthatTS-453D(BIOS:Q04MAR12,Firmware:4.5.4.1723)workswith24GBRAM(1xCrucialCT16G4SFRA266+1xCrucialCT8G4SFRA266).PriortothatIwasrunning2xCT8G4SFRA266foraboutfourmonthswithoutanyissueatall. Cheers, Mark Loading... Reply DearRob,thankyouforthisgreatarticle.Ihavejustonequestion:Thisisclearlyaboutthex53DandwhichRAMiscompatible.ButinthelistofRAMthereferenceistheNASDS920.IsthisamistakeorisitsomethingIamnotgetting. Thanx Loading... Reply Ialsowasnotabletoget32GBtotaltowork.TheNASjustwouldnotbootup.Runningon16GBjustfine.FYIIboughtCrucial. Loading... Reply TS-453DwithFirmware4.5.1.1540Build20210107&BIOSVersionisQ04MAR12 Thereseemssolittlestockaroundatthemoment(especiallyreasonablypricednearrrp)soIthoughtI’driskCrucialBallistixfromAmazon: CrucialBallistixBL2K8G32C16S4B(2x8gb) https://amzn.to/31Bsjib–instockwithPrimefor£65 Pluggedinandworkedoffthebat–bootedfineand24hrslaternoproblems(sofar). Yes,Iknowthisis“gaming”ramandthe453Disn’tgoingtousethe3200MHzspeed,butslowerspeedswereoutofstockandmoreexpensive!?!AsfarasIcouldspot,thiswasoneofthecheapestbranded2x8gbkitavailableinUKatm. Asitseemsthemajorityofpeoplewithproblemsseemtobetryingtorun2x16gbsticks,coulditbean8gblimitoneachslotissue? Asforotherbrands–IthinkI’veseenafewontheQnapforumusingHyperXandGSkillRipjaw,butyou’llhavetocheckwhichsets. Loading... Reply Iagreeaboutthe2x8G.Itriedseveralbrandsof2x16Gwithnobootup.Ibackedofto2x8Ganditbootsnoproblem.Asforhowothersaregetting32GIhavenoidea.IMOIthink16Gwillsuitmyneedsfornow.IwillkeepaneyehereincaseIneedtoupgradeinthefuture. Loading... Reply Probablydowntotherankson16GBsticks.Allmoduleshavedifferentrankssoyouwillhavecompatibilityissuesoncertainsystemsifitdoesn’tknowhowtocorrectlyaddressthememory. Loading... Reply Iamcuriousifit’sthecrucialbrandorifQnapblockedtheupgrade.Hasanyonetriedadifferntbrandoframotherthanthecrucial? Loading... Reply I’mthebearerofbadnewsunfortunately… MyTS-453Dwon’tbootwithnewCrucialCT16G4SFD8266(orCT2K16G4SFD8266ifyoupurchasethemincombo)–Ihavetried4differentmodulesseparately,nonewillwork.Sothatremovesprettymuchthepossibilityofhavingabadmodule. Firmwareis4.5.1.1540Build20210107 BIOSVersionisQ04MAR12 PuttingbacktheoriginalOEM4GBmodulemakestheTS-453Dbootagaincorrectly. Loading... Reply Ihadthesameproblemdidyougettheissueresolved? Loading... Reply Veryinteresting,indeed!WouldyoubesokindtocheckifitcanbedonewithAsustor’sLockerstor4andNimbustor4,please?TheyusethesameCPUbutmaybethere’smorethanthattoit.Thanksalot! Loading... Reply Thankyou!!Workedforme!IendeduptakingmyTS-453Dfrom4GBtoto32GBwithhttps://amzn.to/2LulQNo.ThankyouforreassuringmethatitwouldworkandforthetipabouttheimportanceofDualRank(DR). Loading... Reply LinksforCrucial8GBand16GBleadtothesameproduct->B071KP8CGJ Loading... Reply IntelspecssaytheJ4125(inTS-453D)supportsmax8GBRAM.(itsnotjustQNAP,IwouldunderstandiftheygolowerthanIntel,buttheyobviouslydon’t). Isintellyinginthiscase?OrisitbyluckwhetheritissupportedbytheCPUandjusttheguaranteedmaxis8GB? Howwouldyouexplainthisdiscrepancyof8GBintheCPUspecvs32asperyourupgradeguide. https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/197305/intel-celeron-processor-j4125-4m-cache-up-to-2-70-ghz.html Loading... Reply AtthetimeofreleaseIntelprobablyonlyverified8GB.Sincethentherehavebeenmicrocodeandfirmwareupdatesthatwouldhavechangedthis.It’snothingnewandhasbeenhappeningforyears.Theynevergobacktoupdatethespecificationpages. Loading... Reply Intel,notQNAP,saysthattheCPUsinthisserieswillnotfunctionproperlywithmorethan8GBofmemory.QNAPissimplypassingonthisinformationtocustomers.IsuggestthatthereasonyouareabletosuccessfullyinstalltheelevatedmemoryisafailureonthepartofQNAPtoblockitsrecognition. Loading... Reply ThatismoredowntotheamountofRAMtestedattheCPUstimeofrelease.Ihavehadmanysystemsthatexceedthe“officially”supportedRAMincludingaDDR2systemthatofficiallyonlysupported4x1GBmodulesyetIhaditrunning4x2GBmodulesformanyyearswithzeroissues.MicrocodeandfirmwareupdatesoftenincreasethelimitsbutInteldon’tretroactivelygobacktotheCPUspecificationpagestoupdatethis.YoualsohavetorememberthatchipsetsandtheBIOShaveabigpartinoverallcapabilitiesofasystem. Loading... Reply CouldyoupleaseadviseifKingstonHyperXImpactDDR416GBx2(HX426S15IB2/16)willworkornot? Loading... Reply Searchfor: NeedHelp? Wherepossible(andwhereappropriate)pleaseprovideasmuchinformationaboutyourrequirements,asthenwecanarrangethebestanswerandsolutiontoyourneeds.Wewillnotshareyouremailwithanythirdpartycompanies. 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