314 or Pro 4 Max memory?

The Pro 4 has 1GB RAM
The 314 has 2GB RAM

Search the forum to see what upgrades users have done already for these models.

I went ahead and purchased the RN314, diskless. I have added the newer 4TB WD40EFRX (3 of them so far), and it really flies.

However, no-one I can find that has done the RAM upgrade yet? Anyone?

Tim

I have been wondering the same thing. I have always upgraded the memory on my units and have noticed improvements, especially with oppressions like rsync. Thinking a memory transplant or addition to the 314 might make OwnCloud acceptable on the unit.

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I took the RAM out and had a look at it, but no timing settings on it. I tried searching for the brand, and the chips onboard, but could get no further information. Anyone know the CLS timings etc?

An example of the 312 being upgraded to 4GB here http://ptarmiganlabs.wordpress.com/2013 ... nas-rn312/

Can anyone say if the boards are different? I wouldn't think so.

The 312 and 314 use the same CPU, so probably use the same memory. I believe I read the memory is easy to access on the 312 and 314, but a lot harder in the 316 (but still doable).

Obviously you should check to see if your system is swapping a lot before installing a memory upgrade. If a lot of memory is being used for caching then a memory upgrade likely won't make much difference.

You should run the memory test (at least for a few passes) before trusting memory. Note that passing the memory test does not guarantee that the memory is good and compatible, it just indicates that it is likely to be. However failing the memory test would indicate that the memory is incompatible or bad.

Hi all,
I wanted to let you know I was able to upgrade the memory module in the 314 to 4 GB. Below are my instructions. I've also posted a comment here:
http://ptarmiganlabs.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/add-more-ram-memory-to-readynas-rn312/
but it is currently awaiting moderation.

Since the Hynix module the author used was out of stock everywhere, I ordered the following gskill one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231341 Part name F3-10600CL9S-4GBSQ I made sure it had 9-9-9-24 timing @ 1333 MHz (PC3 10600) and 1.5 V operating voltage, like the kit mentioned in another post on this site. Getting to the memory slot on my unit was fairly easy, though more complicated than described above. First you have to remove both sides of the unit. Two screws each on the back hold them in place, after removing these slide the panel towards the back, and finally wiggle it straight out. Next, remove the 4 screws holding the top plate down (these were previously covered by the side panels). Now slide the top panel off, again towards the back then out, and you will see the memory slot hiding underneath. Simply pop the old one out and replace it with the new one (Beware of static! Try to hold something grounded with your other hand.) You may want to replace just the top cover with a couple screws, to protect the memory, then power on the NAS first before you do all the side panels. I decided to cross my fingers for luck instead and just go for it, but YMMV. When reinserting all the panels, observe the notches cut out on each to accommodate the clasps on the unit. These clasps seem fairly easy to break, so be sure to line them up with the notches, then push the panel in and slide it into place. Overall you shouldn’t have any problems! -Evan

Hi, this is the mem_log from the readyNAS 314, can we benefit from upgrading to more memory in this case. I am just abit confuse in terms of the info outlined in the log and need some help interpreting.

MemTotal:        2038140 kB
MemFree:           30500 kB
Buffers:            2576 kB
Cached:          1433048 kB
SwapCached:           40 kB
Active:          1067360 kB
Inactive:         718820 kB
Active(anon):     249720 kB
Inactive(anon):   116824 kB
Active(file):     817640 kB
Inactive(file):   601996 kB
Unevictable:          64 kB
Mlocked:              64 kB
SwapTotal:       1047932 kB
SwapFree:        1047892 kB
Dirty:               908 kB
Writeback:             0 kB
AnonPages:        350612 kB
Mapped:            23280 kB
Shmem:             15872 kB
Slab:              62008 kB
SReclaimable:      35260 kB
SUnreclaim:        26748 kB
KernelStack:        1816 kB
PageTables:        10380 kB
NFS_Unstable:          0 kB
Bounce:                0 kB
WritebackTmp:          0 kB
CommitLimit:     2067000 kB
Committed_AS:     877948 kB
VmallocTotal:   34359738367 kB
VmallocUsed:        2912 kB
VmallocChunk:   34359726028 kB
DirectMap4k:        3008 kB
DirectMap2M:     2084864 kB

See how the cached figure is high? Your NAS is caching files to improve performance. Your Swap Total and Swap Free are nearly identical. Since you aren't swapping there would be little benefit to doing a RAM upgrade. You might be able to cache a bit more so there might be some difference, but probably not much.

In any case we don't support RAM upgrades.

Your slowness of transferring files is due to something else. You should open a separate thread to discuss that and/or contact support.

Thanks mdgm! I will open another thread to inquiring about how to improve the performance of RN 314. But installing more RAM won't hurt and if its compatible with the hardware.