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Alex8
May 08, 2017Tutor
Readynas 524x EDA500 compatibility
Hello, I am considering the readynas 524 as it is the only affordable NAS featuring ECC ram that I could find. The specs mention that it has 1 esata port but doesn't mention compatibility with t...
- May 09, 2017
The RN524X is incompatible with the EDA500.
Alex8
May 08, 2017Tutor
If you want a 526 or a 528 you're covered, they are listed as compatible with a single EDA500. The 524 on the other hand is not clear
mdgm-ntgr
May 09, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
The RN524X is incompatible with the EDA500.
- Alex8May 09, 2017Tutor
That's a bummer, no plan on making it compatible in the future with a software update ?
- mdgm-ntgrMay 09, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
I don't think so.
If you run out of slots you expand your volume using higher capacity disks or add another RN524X to your network. Either of these would give you much better performance than adding an EDA500.
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