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Thanks for the response. Upload isn't important for me and changing ISP could just change one set of problems for another set, with lots of work to deduce what they are. >UK homes arent big, they're small and narrow but have an attic and basement. Sweeping generalisation alert; you seem to be...

No-one have any suggestions?

Hi Folks We are in the UK, have a Virgin Superhub3 and are seeking to introduce a WiFi router after putting it into modem mode. We have already bought one, but have just returned it due to undocumented limitations and poor WiFi performance. So we are looking for alternative recommendations...

QNAP TS-412 NOT suitable for NTFS USB backups I'm being castigated on the QNAP forum for even thinking of believing the QNAP software manual when it says: 8.4 External Drive 4. Select the backup locations. a. Select an external disk volume* from the drop-down menu. The NAS supports EXT3...

And this takes my issue forward... ?

For home, not workplace. As I got a spam reply to my post (for a Quantum 45TB professional server: talk about desperation!) I thought I'd make it clear that this is my home setup. Currently only 600GB data total (though will increase when I've got the QNAP & backup regime robustly sorted).

I've been running into some problems implementing nightly backups to a external NTFS drive connected to my TS-412 via USB. My objective is to provide a safety net against mistaken casual user deletion of the central NAS data, plus protection against NAS hardware failure, plus fire & theft by...

As I see this thread has amassed 2,395 viewings, I thought I'd come back & tidy up my thoughts on this thread. I went ahead and bought the QNAP, which I got a fair way to implementing OK. I thought I'd share some thoughts as a newbie. It would have been helpful if someone had said how...

Drive letter mapping eliminates many potential problems The reason I'm concerned about mapping drive letters is I have several comparison/backup/recovery/copy/synchronising utilities that use browsing to do their various jobs. Without having a network attached, I can't even test whether...

Hi folks. I've almost reached the conclusion that a TS-412 is what I need by discussion in a thread in the NAS buying advice forum (full proposed usage details in the the first post here) stevech and others posted me many helpful responses, but we seem to have stalled at my final query which...

Well, I'm persuadable either way on that. But I'll re-state my current main concern, which it would be really great if someone could help me with: If I can see ways to ensure it as easy as accessing my current data, I'll be glad to move to a purchase....

Covered, no? I thought this scenario was what the Smart SOHOs Don't Do RAID link posted by thiggins above. That made me realise a dead NAS could mean the equivalent of the family jewellery locked in a safe with a lost combination - very unobtainable. Even a replacement safe is not...

Another long post. Again, the queries are prefixed by a *(at the bottom), but other comments that might spring to mind could be be dealt with in the other details in the post. I'm still very drawn to a QNAP TS-412, largely because of the glowing review in the new (July 2012) UK edition of...

No, they only take a code generated by their test utility, so it's VERY irritating that their Windows/USB version doesn't work in my Vista machine. Putting it in the machine is a lot more work AND can disrupt my 2xRAID1 array setup (which takes up all 4 of my on-motherboard SATA ports) I've...

Another small query Talking about dead drives in a NAS - I've been using Seagates in my PC with a good extended warranty, and to get a dead disk replacement, they require the user to put it through a PC checking utility which gives an error code that must be quoted. If I pull out an drive...