Question 1

Can anyone confirm whether the provided system memory is soldered to the main board on this model (DS920+)?

Accepted Answer

It's soldered but if you match to it speed wise you can add an additional 16GB SODIMM.  There are some decent reddit threads about it.   I've been running 20GB RAM for about a month now with ZERO issues.

Question 2

what cpu does this have?

Accepted Answer

Intel Celeron J4125 4-core 2.0 GHz, burst up to 2.7 GHz

Question 3

Would this make a good plex nas?

Accepted Answer

Read the reviews. A few refer to using for Plex

Question 4

what size HD's are recommended?

Accepted Answer

Entirely dependent upon your use case and budget.

Question 5

What Raid modes are supported?

Accepted Answer

every raid mode imaginable plus Synology's proprietary SHR/2 array types which are dumbed down, but very powerful, adaptations of RAID.

Question 6

Can this be used for a backup/storage for a XBox S or X series?

Accepted Answer

XBOX does not support connecting to it via network for file or game use. Some users have setup a rock pi 4 to act as a USB 3.0 Drive and then point it via ISCSI on the Pi to the NAS and its worked but not at same speeds as a Direct USB 3.0 Drive

Question 7

do i need to buy HD for it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it does not come with disks

Question 8

Is the system RAM soldered to the main board?

Accepted Answer

yes but there is a spare SODIMM for adding more

Question 9

I would like to add another 4 gb ram, can you provide me the link of which ram should I get that is compatible with this system?

Accepted Answer

Go with 16 more :)

Crucial 16GB Single DDR4 2666 MT/s (PC4-21300) DR X8 SODIMM 260-Pin Memory - CT16G4SFD8266

Question 10

I would like to know if the NVME M.2 SSD's cane be either PCIE and/or SATA types?  Do I need to use a SATA M.2 Type or can I use a PCIE M.2 SSD?

Accepted Answer

It can be either, as long as it's M.2 2280 (confirmed via Crucial Memory/Storage finder tool).

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