DSM-G600, DNS-3xx and NSA-220 Hack Forum

I'll try to answer some questions:
If I were you I'd buy one of the newer 2-bay models, the 320 or the 325. This model isn't supported any more, it seems, and it's under-spec-ed in almost all respects, compared to what you find these days in other products.

jm2012 wrote:

HDD compatiblity
Do virtually all SATA hard drives work?  I'm planning to buy the cheapest pair of 3TB drives I can find.

No, 3TB drives no longer use BIOS, but a newer technology called UFI, which, for the best of my knowledge, isn't supported by the 323.
Additionally, they use AFT, which is fully supported only in the latest (and final, it seems) firmware.
More about 3TB drives: http://www.pcworld.com/article/235088/e … rives.html

jm2012 wrote:

Difficulty of Transmission set-up
How long would it take someone who knows nothing about Linux to set up Transmission on the device, so that it's accessible remotely?

There are detailed instructions for setting up fun-plug, and setting up Transmission is easy.

jm2012 wrote:

Problems with file system
The file system the device uses makes the hard drives unreadable in Windows.  How difficult is it to access the files from a computer that runs Windows?  Could you simply create a Knoppix boot disk, insert the drive in an enclosure and access the files that way?

There are Windows drivers you can install that will allow you to access your drive if you connect them to a windows machine. Not sure if you can do it if you use RAID1.

jm2012 wrote:

Appropriateness of device
I want the device for: mass file storage; streaming high definition video on the LAN; backing up my PC automatically; seeding and downloading using Transmission 24/7; remote access to documents and MP3s.  Is this a good device for these needs or should I be looking at some other type of device?

The only concern, I think, is the throughput for HD video. Search the forum for threads about speed and you'll see that your requirements might be marginal, especially if you need to stream multiple HD streams.

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