Question 1

what ram to buy for 32g upgrade?

Accepted Answer

The QNAP TS-873A-8G-US 8 Bay Ryzen Desktop NAS has 2 x DDR4 SODIMM memory slots and supports a maximum memory capacity of 64GB. To upgrade to 32GB, you would need DDR4 SODIMM RAM modules.

Question 2

Is this NAS efficient for running VMs?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this NAS supports hosting containerized applications and virtual machines with various operating systems.

Question 3

How many hard drives can the NAS QNAP TS-873A-8G-US RT support?

Accepted Answer

The NAS QNAP TS-873A-8G-US RT supports up to 8 hard drives.

Question 4

Can the RAM on the NAS QNAP TS-873A-8G-US RT be upgraded?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the RAM on the NAS QNAP TS-873A-8G-US can be upgraded up to a maximum of 64GB.

Question 5

Can SSD drives be added to the NAS QNAP TS-873A-8G-US RT?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the NAS QNAP TS-873A-8G-US supports 2.5" SATA SSD drives.

Question 6

Is this 3.0G SATA or 6.0G?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 7

Are there any problems in using this device with a Linux system?

Accepted Answer

The QNAP TS-873A-8G-US operates on an embedded Linux system known as QTS 4.5.2, which indicates it is designed to be compatible with Linux environments.

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