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Apprentice

Jun 20, 2018

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ReadyNAS RN31600 CPU & Memory Upgrade

Hi,

Just wondered if there's anyone out there who has successfully upgraded their RN31600 NAS - I need mine to do some transcoding for the installed Plex server? I can see articles that have upgraded 516 to 716, moving from core i3 to Xeon E3-1265 V2 - does the 300 series have the same motherboard as 516? If so I can follow these...

Any help would be really appreciated...

mfinney
Jun 20, 2018
Oh no ;-(

Guess I should've done more research before buying.

Thanks very much for your help!

3 Replies

StephenB
Guru
Jun 20, 2018
You can't do it. The RN316 uses a D2700 atom chip that is soldered to the motherboard.

https://community.netgear.com/t5/ReadyNAS-Hardware-Compatibility/How-to-Upgrade-the-CPU-and-RAM-in-a-ReadyNAS-516/m-p/1204488#M15183
- mfinney
  Apprentice
  Jun 20, 2018
  Oh no ;-(
  
  Guess I should've done more research before buying.
  
  Thanks very much for your help!
  - StephenB
    Guru
    Jun 20, 2018
    You could upgrade memory, but I don't think that will help much with plex.

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