Joe Bethersonton

I looks like my BIOS settings was correct all along. I upgraded the BIOS to the latest version, and tried another USB stick. Now it works! I installed 6.2.23739 and afterwards upgraded to 6.2.1.23824 without any problems. (Using 1.03b ds3615xs)

I am not sure to be honest. I can try and download another one. I will try and see if I can find another brand USB stick. I have five identical ones that I switch between.

Yes.

I was given a Dell OptiPlex 7010 USFF. (i3-3220 (Ivy Bridge), 4GB memory, Intel NIC) It runs baremetal 3617xs with 6.1.4 perfectly. I'm trying to install 6.2, but I can't get it working. The user flyride shared a spreadsheet with configurations that should work. I use the 1.03b bootloader, and disabled the uefi option, so I only boot in legacy mode. The loader boots, and Synology Assistant can find the NAS, but I get the classic "Failed to install the file. The file is probably corrupted. (13)" error. With the ds3615xs loader I have tried the following combinations of SN and MAC: SN and MAC provided with the loader Generated SN and generated MAC SN and MAC from a real Synology device. SN from a real Synology device, and the OptiPlex's own MAC. I have tried with both 6.2.23739 and 6.2.23824. Every time I get that 13-error. Any tips on how to fix this? I am currently considering buying new hardware for a build, but I want to get some experience with XPEnology first. If I can't get this working I might end up buying another Synology device, although I would prefer some more powerful hardware.

I just made a list of possible hardware I might use. Let me know what you think. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GST_qJ8s2cw1ghPvYQvS45RvZLL7hKLxLASuUII13SI/edit?usp=sharing

I have a DS411+II that is starting to feel old, and I'm considering going the XPEnology way. Long story short - A disk in my current Synology is dying, and the new one I'm looking at is not officially compatible. The NAS is also quite slow, and the CPU fan is dead. It is ready for a replacement. I have been looking at the DS418play, when I stumbled upon XPEnology. What I want from my NAS is: - Room for at least four drives. (SHR or similar) - The option to use Emby (or Plex) - Play my movies (mostly 720p mkv) on my Apple TV 4K. - Run a few third party applications on the NAS. - Low-ish power consumption. - It should be stable. I don't want a NAS, where I have to reinstall the OS every other week or month.. My current Synology doesn't have enough power to handle Emby and transcode the movies for the Apple TV 4K. I believe the DS418play is able to do that, as it has hardware decoding. But according to Synology it only supports transcoding to 1080p. In the future I might start playing 4K content. I am not sure if it is a software issue, or a lack of ressources in the Synology hardware. Could XPEnology solve my problems? Is it stable enough for everyday use? Can it transcode 4K, provided that the hardware is powerful enough? I have a old Dell OptiPlex USFF with a i3 3rd gen that I just played around with. It was fairly easy getting DSM6.1.4 running, but I can't get DSM 6.2 working. When I boot on the USB, it doesn't get an IP from the DHCP server. Is that a common problem? Just to make it clear, if I were to go the XPEnology way, I would get some new hardware - except the drives. I would try to migrate them from my current NAS. What kind of hardware is needed for what I'm mentioning? Is a i3 with onboard graphics enough, or do I need a i5 or perhaps one of the smaller Xeon CPUs with a dedicated graphics card?