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Upgrading the BIOS on the ReadyNAS Pro 6
I have a ReadyNas Pro 6 which runs on Radiator 4.2.31 I am in the processing of backing up my files before upgrading to OS6 Someone suggested that I need to check and upgrade the BIOS before I u...
If your unit is really a "Pro6" (last version, model number ending in -200), not an older "Pro" (Business Edition or Pioneer), then it has a Pentium Dual-Core E5300 @ 2.60GHz and the additional speed of the processor upgrade is not really a lot unless you go Quad. The Pro BE and Pioneer models have a 1.8GHz processor and see a lot more improvement. The RAM upgrade is going to give you better performance and is a lot easier. I've upgraded the processor on my Pro BE's but not Pro 6's and find all work well with 2 or 4 GB of RAM and OS6. I have 4GB on the active devices and 2 on the backups. As far as I can tell, the motherboard is not dual channel, so you don't gain as much with a second RAM stick as you would on most PC's.
OK got it thanks...
My BIOS is 07/26/2010 FLAME6-MB V2.0 Am I correct that this is the current version?
Just one other thing...
I have 1024 MB [6-6-6-18 DDR2] of Memory. Is this suffiicient or will I need to upgrade?
Also I note that some others have upgraded their processor to Core 2 Duo E7600. Is this a good idea or will the existing processor be ok?
Thanks
If your unit is really a "Pro6" (last version, model number ending in -200), not an older "Pro" (Business Edition or Pioneer), then it has a Pentium Dual-Core E5300 @ 2.60GHz and the additional speed of the processor upgrade is not really a lot unless you go Quad. The Pro BE and Pioneer models have a 1.8GHz processor and see a lot more improvement. The RAM upgrade is going to give you better performance and is a lot easier. I've upgraded the processor on my Pro BE's but not Pro 6's and find all work well with 2 or 4 GB of RAM and OS6. I have 4GB on the active devices and 2 on the backups. As far as I can tell, the motherboard is not dual channel, so you don't gain as much with a second RAM stick as you would on most PC's.
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