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Wow... You use 64 MB for external log-files from Sabnzbd, Couchpotato, Sickbeard and other programs? Damn... Anyways I ordered the USB sticks. Several of them actually, cause I also need them for other stuff. Thank you all

Thank you very much for the clear answers! Highly appreciated. One final thing; for the logfiles (from sabnzbd, couchpotato, sickbeard, etc) what size / speed USB stick is recommended. I am currently looking for the USB sticks from Kingston (DataTraveler microDuo). The smallest one is 16 GB and the biggest one is 64 GB. The reason I am looking at these is that are really small in dimensions. Good / decent speeds and are pretty affordable overhere. Thank you once again.

Hi guys, I am a very happy user of XPEnology for my custom build NAS ...I like it way better than FreeNAS, which I have used for over 3 years or so! So much more user friendly. Anyways, my machine is running nicely, however I want to replace the USB stick I am currently using. The reason for this, is that the current USB stick is a bit to large (in dimensions), so I cannot put my machine tight to the wall. Now without losing any settings whatsoever (or programs) how do I continue? Can I just make an 1-on-1 copy of the USB stick without problems? And what about size (in GB) and speed (MB/s) are recommended for a USB stick? Furthermore; I am running currently Nanoboot-5.0.3.1 DSM 5.0-4493 (x64) and I have a noticed there is a newer version: 5.0.3.2. Is this simple to upgrade, without losing settings or installed programs? Also I noticed my machine doesn't hibernate very well (= not at all). Now I did some reading and apparently in order to get your machine to hibernate correctly, you need to place logfiles from Sabnzbd, Couchpotato, Sickbeard on a 2nd USB stick, so the harddisks can hibernate. Is this true? And do I need to do anything else? Currently I just turn my machine off when I don't use it for several hours to safe money on the electrical bill. Sorry for all the questions, but I hope someone can answer them or most at least. Thank you in advance and all help is very appreciated.

When I run: I get the following error: But when I run the command: dir It shows: Seems to me the directory is there?! I don't understand Linux and/or Unix, so what am I doing wrong. It used to work in the past though? What should I do now? So I can install the update correctly. Thank you in advance. //edit Nevermind!! ...I am an idiot. Forgot to click one step ahead during upload. I guess it has to upload the update first, before you can run the command(s). My bad. Sorry about this. Never to old to learn, I guess....

I have a spare dual intel nic and also a quad port (from my FreeNAS system). I will purchase a UPS after I have sold my old (Free)NAS system. Also it isn't for professional use, just some advanced "home"-usage.

I will have 5 or 6 PC's connected to the NAS for various reasons including an HTPC for streaming. Two of those PC's will send a full backup (~50GB and ~80GB) every 4 hours. Therefor I am going for RAID 10. So do I create the RAID 10 array from the Bios / Intel RAID, or through DSM? //edit Nevermind the link answers my question, I think. I have to configure the RAID 10 setup through DSM I guess. Thank you!

Oh I do have one more question, when I decide to order everything... What steps should I take to create the RAID 10 array? a) I create the RAID 10 array from the onboard Intel Raid controller or b) I create the RAID 10 array from within DSM 5.0? What is better? Probably through DSM, right? Please confirm when you have the time, so I make the correct decision.

Thank you both, however I am going to run VM's also on it. So I really do need some power. But thank you for your answers.

(this is my first post, so please be gentle with me ty) First off; thanks for reading my post. I already appreciate you guys (and gals?) taking the time to read it. Since I don't want to *bore* people, I will try to make it as short as possible... I currently own a custom build NAS with an AMD processor and running FreeNAS. Given the problems I had in the past, I was going for a more simple approach. Therefor I was looking into DS412+ which is a very good solution in terms of design and power usage, but pricey when it comes down to hardware specifications imho. Anyways I really like the GUI (DSM 5.0) on it, so I thought I was going for this route, until I saw a post somewhere from someone on a different forum who was using DSM 4.2 (?) on his custom build NAS. And that's how I came here... In the meantime I did some research and lotsa reading and also read it's possible to get DSM 5.x even working. I am still deciding on what I should do (kinda). Go for the DS412+ or build again my own NAS with DSM 4/5. The price of my build is a bit more expensive than the DS412+, but it will be more powerful and has more expanding options. I am currently looking at the following hardware for my custom build NAS: Case: Fractal Design Node 304 CPU: Intel Core i5-4590S 3 Ghz Cooler: Corsair Hydro H90 Motherboard: ASRock Z87E-ITX Memory: 2x Corsair Vengeance 8GB RAM PSU: be quiet! Straight Power E9 480W CM Storage: undecided yet, but will be RAID 10, so 4x or 6x 3TB I still have a spare Dual Intel NIC laying around and some other hardware also. The reason for going with the ASRock Z87E-ITX motherboard is because it's compatible with the Corsair Hydro H90 without issues (unlike the Asus H87I-PLUS). Also this motherboard is getting some very good reviews. I will be using my NAS for (mostly) 24/7 usage, storage and will also install applications like Sabnzbd, Couchpotato, Sickbeard, etc... Though I did some extensive reading, I just want to make sure the above hardware setup will be compatible with NanoBoot 5.0.3.1 + DSM 5.0-4493 Can someone check and "confirm" this, if possible. Also if you have any recommendations, comments, whatsoever, please share them. I appreciate your effort and time. Thank you in advance one more time!