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Upgrade Readynas Pro 6
I'm a happy owner of a newly aquired elderly ReadyNAS Pro 6 running lates OS 6.10.3 in otherwise stock configuration: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2160 @1.80GH 1 GB Installed Memory BIOS 08/20/20...
I don't think Crucial is making 4 GB DDR2 modules anymore (at least they aren't on their website). Finding compatible 2 GB modules is much easier (and cheaper). Note you can't use high-density modules (often labeled as "AMD").
Several years ago I went with Patriot PSD28G800K, which has worked well. But there's not much out there, and it is quite expensive at the moment.
I think this will work: https://www.ebay.com/itm/A-Tech-8GB-2-x-4GB-PC2-6400-Desktop-DDR2-800-MHz-240pin-DIMM-Memory-RAM-8G-2x-4G/321872623219
Hopefully Sandshark will chime in.
I don't think Crucial is making 4 GB DDR2 modules anymore (at least they aren't on their website). Finding compatible 2 GB modules is much easier (and cheaper). Note you can't use high-density modules (often labeled as "AMD").
Several years ago I went with Patriot PSD28G800K, which has worked well. But there's not much out there, and it is quite expensive at the moment.
I think this will work: https://www.ebay.com/itm/A-Tech-8GB-2-x-4GB-PC2-6400-Desktop-DDR2-800-MHz-240pin-DIMM-Memory-RAM-8G-2x-4G/321872623219
Hopefully Sandshark will chime in.
@StephenB
Was a long time ago i upgraded so that is possibly true.. :-)
That RAM does not say if it is 2Rx8 (low density) or 2Rx4 (high density). But based on the chip count, I think it's low density and will work.
But you will see almost no improvement from 4GB to 8GB unless you are running a number of memory-intensive apps, so the expense is something you should really evaluate.
In my experience it's next to impossible to find 4gb modules that are low density. I have some high density modules and when I tried them each only showed up as either 128mb or 256mb.
But even just as a basic nas unit, memory increases improve performance quite a bit. After moving to just 4gb of memory, mine now maxes out gigabit easily. And I've checked top when I've ssh'd in and the memory is being utilized too, mainly for caching and buffers, which would hellp with performance boosts.
Many thanks at all!
I have tested two different ram modules.
(4GB) It didn't work:
(2GB) It works:
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