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Memory upgrade of a ReadyNAS NV+
Biker wants to share some of his own experience from a memory upgrade of his ReadyNAS NV+. He could'nt find this documented anywhere.
First some tips:
A simple HowTo:
As Biker already told you, be careful! Biker won't accept any responsibility of you foul up.
First some tips:
There is only one slot for the memory stick. The original memory stick, as delivered from Infrant, will become redundant. And most likely take up place in one of your drawers for ever.
Don't buy a 512MB stick, thinking that you'll add another 512MB later. Won't work. If you aim for 1GB of memory, get it right away.
Almost anyone that can handle a Phillips screwdriver will be able to do the upgrade.
A simple HowTo:
Shutdown the NV+ and power it off.
Disconnect all cables.
Remove the four phillips screws on the back side. They will release the two side panels.
Pull the side panels to rear of the unit, about 1/4" or some 6-7 millimeters.
Carefully remove the side panels.
Remove the four phillips screws holding the top panel and remove the panel.
You will find the existing memory stick under the top panel.
Carefully bend the two plastic arms on the short sides of the memory stick to the sides. Don't brake them! Help the existing stick to pop up. Don't try to pull the stick backwards. It will pop up to almost 45 degrees. Once in the 45 degrees position, you can pull the stick out. It requires a very small amount of force to convince the stick to come out. Be careful.
Store away the old stick in your drawer for ever.
Push the new stick in the slot, respecting the angle. Make sure it seats correctly. There is a tab betwen the contacts making it impossible to install it upside-down. Once correctly seated, carefully push it down until the two plastic arms grab the stick. You may need to help the plastic arms to fully get in place.
Remount the top panel and the two side panels. Reconnect your cables and power on.
Verify the new memory amount in FrontView.
As Biker already told you, be careful! Biker won't accept any responsibility of you foul up.
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Taking off the side panels.
Side panels removed.
Memory stick released.
Installing the new memory stick.- Thanks for the nice howto biker. Just to add to this, whenever updating the memory, please remember to run the memory test as described here: http://www.infrant.com/wiki/index.php/F ... is_good.3F
We have seen several instances where user replaces the memory only to find it leading to data corruption. :shock: - Brendan notices that Biker's instructions are especially clear, perhaps due to lack of third person self-referential verbiage? Brendan also figures Biker knows this well and smartly shifted his approach for the instructions and therefore gets kudos all around.
-brendan bhoar wrote: Brendan notices that Biker's instructions are especially clear, perhaps due to lack of third person self-referential verbiage? Brendan also figures Biker knows this well and smartly shifted his approach for the instructions and therefore gets kudos all around.
-brendan
Indeed!
Even Barsk acknowledges this. Barsk sends his thanks for a great How-To.
Though Barsk has a question. Will changing the memory stick void warranty?
/Barsk- great information!
what is the memory spec (what type to use)
are there significant benefits to upgrading? tcronin wrote: great information!
what is the memory spec (what type to use)
are there significant benefits to upgrading?
hah! RTFF :D
faq.php#Is_there_any_advantage_in_having_more_memory%3F
faq.php#Will_increasing_the_amount_of_memory_in_the_ReadyNAS_improve_performance%3F
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http://www.readynas.com/?page_id=83tcronin wrote: what is the memory spec (what type to use)
Will get a bit of a performance boost, and memory hungry applications (like BitTorrent,SlimServer) will run a lot happier.tcronin wrote: are there significant benefits to upgrading?
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