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Upgrading R.N. 516
https://community.netgear.com/t5/ReadyNAS-Hardware-Compatibility/How-to-Upgrade-the-CPU-and-RAM-in-a-ReadyNAS-516/td-p/1140753 This article describes upgrading a CPU and RAM on a 516 . He elected ...
If you have some spare parts lying around, it is better to just build a Plex box and use your NAS just for storage. I'm in the process of reprovisioning my HTPC from WMC to a Plex system. Right now, I'm actually running both on it until I'm comfortable that the Plex DVR system is going to get it done. It is a cheaper solution that gives you a lot more flexibility in the long run.
With transcoding the CPU is the main thing.
Upgrading the CPU and RAM are unsupported upgrades (done at own risk) and don't need to be done at the same time.
Our new RN626X and RN628X have a quad-core CPU installed and 8GB DDR4 ECC RAM.
So one option would be to get a new ReadyNAS and use your old one to backup the new one.
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