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scowenhoven
May 26, 2026Aspirant
Xpenology - ReadyNAS 628X
Hello! Since the ReadyNAS is no longer supported, has anyone installed Xpenology on a 628x? If so, are there any documented instructions or videos that you followed? I currently also have a Syn...
tigerten
Jul 30, 2026Luminary
I think he confuses the USB DOM with the M.2 drive.
There is one USB DOM, which is the ReadyNAS boot drive.
There is a M.2 SATA slot, which is empty. It is just a regular hard drive can be used to install alternate OSes, like windows server, TruNAS,
Xpenology boots off the USB DOM is preferred.
Clarify one misinfo, you do not have to remove the USB DOM in order to boot from the M.2. All you need is to set BIOS/advanced/Storage from the EFI to legacy. then you can choose the M.2 as the boot device.
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