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Dec 21, 2020

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X-RAID or Flex-RAID for Duo v1?

I've just fitted two blank 2TB identical disks (enterprise grade) to my old Duo v1, it merrily started to install X-RAID (and is apparently going to take 9 hours, ouch. Would a RAM upgrade speed thi...

rn_enthusiast
Dec 21, 2020
Hi jonnymorris98

With 2 disks, X-RAID will create a RAID-1 as well. So, there is no difference there. In a 2-bay unit RAID-1 would be the recommended raid.

As for the speed... These are old units as you know. The CPU and RAM are very limited. I am not sure if you can upgrade the RAM on these models but even if you could, I am not sure it would make much of a difference given the CPU limitations. I think you just need to wait it out.

jonnymorris98

Tutor

Dec 21, 2020

Thanks. Based on your advice I'll leave it as X-RAID.

FWIW The Duo v1 uses a single stick of laptop RAM that can be upgraded to 1GB I believe, although finding 1GB PC3200 CL3 is no easy task, so far I've only seen 512MB sticks on the used market. Current intended use will be as a media server so will have to see how that goes with the stock 256MB RAM stick.

rn_enthusiast

Virtuoso

Dec 21, 2020

The likes of Sandshark and StephenB will know a lot more about these kinda upgrades and if other types of RAM sticks can be used, etc. If it is possible to get a cheap enough RAM stick, then I'd say go for it though. It can't hurt anyway.

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 21, 2020
rn_enthusiast wrote:

The likes of Sandshark and StephenB will know a lot more about these kinda upgrades and if other types of RAM sticks can be used, etc. If it is possible to get a cheap enough RAM stick, then I'd say go for it though. I can't hurt anyway.

There was some information this in the old readynas forum, and I have posted a wayback link in another thread.

The sparc systems (Duo and NV+) are finicky about what memory they accept. One user here had success with this: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-1x1GB-2700-Laptop-Memory/dp/B0007OWN9K - but a second user did not. https://community.netgear.com/t5/New-ReadyNAS-Users-General/Duo-V1-Memory-Upgrade-Recommended-module-at-this-time/m-p/850474

My own Duo has just the stock memory - it is only a secondary backup, basically running because it still works.