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Duo Performance and lockout
Hi All, I've been reading up a lot on performance issues that people are having but none seem to quite match mine. I apologise if I've writing about stuff already covered, but the performance troub...
wdidle wouldn't make any difference with performance, it just reduces the head parking when the disk isn't being accessed.
Were there any log entries around the time that the film froze up?
You were using wired ethernet to access the NAS while you were watching it? If so, it does sound like it could be a network problem. AFAIK the network stats is the only diagnostic tool available from frontview. You could try an extended ping test from the PC (pinging the NAS).
If you are using windows, you can use the -t option.
Maybe also check the cables. Are you running gigabit? If so, you need 5E or better.
Were there any log entries around the time that the film froze up?
You were using wired ethernet to access the NAS while you were watching it? If so, it does sound like it could be a network problem. AFAIK the network stats is the only diagnostic tool available from frontview. You could try an extended ping test from the PC (pinging the NAS).
If you are using windows, you can use the -t option.
Maybe also check the cables. Are you running gigabit? If so, you need 5E or better.
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