# IT - Stupid Question about NAS **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 14, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470 "2010-04-14T08:14:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/1 "2010-04-14T08:14:10Z")
I want to get a NAS. My question is, I know the drives are replaceable on this particular model but are NAS’s limited in capacity in any way? I’ve never used one and am trying to expand my network at home for DLNA, etc. I’ve googled ‘are NAS hard drives upgradeable’, and similar searches but didn’t find much. This one comes with 2TB in RAID 1…but I’d like to make it 4TB in RAID 1 (meaning 2TB capacity and a 2TB backup). Am I good to go? NAS: > **[Seagate ST340005LSA10G-RK 4TB (2 x 2TB) BlackArmor NAS 220 - Newegg.com](https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148486)** > > Buy Seagate ST340005LSA10G-RK 4TB (2 x 2TB) BlackArmor NAS 220 with fast shipping and top-rated customer service.Once you know, you Newegg! And 2 of these drives: > **[Western Digital Black WD2001FASS 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s...](https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136456)** > > Buy Western Digital Black WD2001FASS 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Newegg shopping upgraded ™ ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/2 "2010-04-14T08:15:24Z")
> [@Where to take a limo party on Chippewa](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-to-take-a-limo-party-on-chippewa/30941/19): > > I want to get a NAS. > > My question is, I know the drives are replaceable on this particular model but are NAS’s limited in capacity in any way? I’ve never used one and am trying to expand my network at home for DLNA, etc. I’ve googled ‘are NAS hard drives upgradeable’, and similar searches but didn’t find much. This one comes with 2TB in RAID 1…but I’d like to make it 4TB in RAID 1 (meaning 2TB capacity and a 2TB backup). > > Am I good to go? > > NAS: > > [Seagate ST340005LSA10G-RK BlackArmor NAS 220 - Newegg.com](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148486) > > And 2 of these drives: > > [Western Digital Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive - Newegg.com](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136456) IIRC you can run as many drives and as much space as money/space and connectors will allow you too ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/3 "2010-04-14T08:17:50Z")
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**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/4 "2010-04-14T08:27:58Z")
> [@FS:Integra DC2 Taupe Leather Driver Seat w/rails](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-integra-dc2-taupe-leather-driver-seat-w-rails/29889/10): > > IIRC you can run as many drives and as much space as money/space and connectors will allow you too Okay cool. I’m building my parents a media center for the new living room we are currently building. I want to get this NAS and throw some of the movies and family videos on there for them (as well as use it for all of my own stuff). Now, if a LCD TV has an ethernet port…is it safe to assume it’s DLNA compatible? Meaning, I can stream to it? NewEgg just lists that it has a port, but doesn’t specify if it’s DLNA compatible or not. ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/5 "2010-04-14T08:28:11Z")
Even more off Topic is i saw the virgin mobile when i was at the lot on saturday. Looked good, fog lights are bright as FUUUUUUUCK ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/6 "2010-04-14T08:32:21Z")
> [@I need a Fence for my home, who builds them or knows a good person to call?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-fence-for-my-home-who-builds-them-or-knows-a-good-person-to-call/30857/12): > > Even more off Topic is i saw the virgin mobile when i was at the lot on saturday. Looked good, fog lights are bright as FUUUUUUUCK Where did you see it? I was in Cleveland, OH and the car was parked at a friends house near Colonie Center. You sure it was me? My car is pretty distinct and hard to miss. As far as I know, there isn’t one that looks anything like my car within Albany county. I did leave the keys with his parents. I doubt they drove it though. lol. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/7 "2010-04-14T08:35:50Z")
> [@Local places to go canoe and fish?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/local-places-to-go-canoe-and-fish/30962/22): > > Okay cool. > > I’m building my parents a media center for the new living room we are currently building. I want to get this NAS and throw some of the movies and family videos on there for them (as well as use it for all of my own stuff). Now, if a LCD TV has an ethernet port…is it safe to assume it’s DLNA compatible? Meaning, I can stream to it? NewEgg just lists that it has a port, but doesn’t specify if it’s DLNA compatible or not. No an ethernet port does not necessarily mean it is DLNA compatible. Even if it is, they are very format picky alot of the time. I use a PS3 hooked through HDMI to my tv. I use tversity on my media server to stream to the PS3. Your best bet is going to be some type of XBOX Media Center setup, as that software is VERY robust. ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/8 "2010-04-14T08:42:48Z")
> [@Orange Soda!!!!!!! Effing LOL](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orange-soda-effing-lol/30952/17): > > Where did you see it? I was in Cleveland, OH and the car was parked at a friends house near Colonie Center. You sure it was me? My car is pretty distinct and hard to miss. As far as I know, there isn’t one that looks anything like my car within Albany county. > > I did leave the keys with his parents. I doubt they drove it though. lol. It was saturday the 10th i can’t remember. I know your car is distinctive. I saw it on central then at the lot when we were there at like. You have like 10k HIDs and super bright yellow fog lights ---
**Author:** ![NedZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nedz32/32/6393_2.png) [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/9 "2010-04-14T09:15:27Z")
^custom lows’ maxima looks similar ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/10 "2010-04-14T10:02:25Z")
> [@97 vr6 thermostat replacement](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/97-vr6-thermostat-replacement/30958/4): > > No an ethernet port does not necessarily mean it is DLNA compatible. Even if it is, they are very format picky alot of the time. I use a PS3 hooked through HDMI to my tv. I use tversity on my media server to stream to the PS3. Your best bet is going to be some type of XBOX Media Center setup, as that software is VERY robust. Yeah I see what you’re saying. I just searched NewEgg for DLNA TV and it only found 1 50" TV. Well that sucks. I’ll have to look at TVersity. > [@Post TITS, what do you do?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-tits-what-do-you-do/30893/26): > > It was saturday the 10th i can’t remember. I know your car is distinctive. I saw it on central then at the lot when we were there at like. You have like 10k HIDs and super bright yellow fog lights > [@I need a Fence for my home, who builds them or knows a good person to call?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-fence-for-my-home-who-builds-them-or-knows-a-good-person-to-call/30857/13): > > ^custom lows’ maxima looks similar Yeah it was probably Lowz since I don’t go to the lot. His is the next gen/body style but we have a similar light setup (although my headlights are 6k). Probably just as bright though. My car was parked off of Central near Colonie Central this entire weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/11 "2010-04-14T11:06:32Z")
FWIW, you can get a MCPC right from like tigerdirect or newegg for like $200 WITH an HDMI port that does 1080p. Grab that, throw XBMC on it, and stream from your NAS ALL DAY LIKE A MOTHERFUCKING BALLER LOKE. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/12 "2010-04-14T11:16:34Z")
I’ll look into that but I’ll try to avoid that if I can. One less box I need sitting around powered on at all times. I’d prefer to just run 50ft Cat6 cable to the TV downstairs in the new room from my bedroom (where the NAS will be) and use that program you mentioned above if possible. Thanks Wayne. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/13 "2010-04-14T11:29:04Z")
dude just make sure the tv is able to recieve streamed video via the ethernet port before you get running all that fucking cable. that’s what i’m trying to get at. my tv does SOME streaming but is very limited, so i opted for the PS3 & tversity because i already had it. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/14 "2010-04-14T11:31:49Z")
> [@\[SOLD\] FS: (NY) 2000 2.5RS 113,000 miles $7000](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sold-fs-ny-2000-2-5rs-113-000-miles-7000/30811/10): > > dude just make sure the tv is able to recieve streamed video via the ethernet port before you get running all that fucking cable. that’s what i’m trying to get at. my tv does SOME streaming but is very limited, so i opted for the PS3 & tversity because i already had it. Maybe both of us need to look into something like this: [http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=438](http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=438) - $255 This would be the best solution, on paper, it seems. It would pick up my wireless, which would then allow it (the TV via HDMI to the DLink box) to connect to my NAS. Boom. Done. Or I could hard wire it to get even better transfer rates via a 1Gig connection on a nice new Cat6 cable. Plus, it would allow me to give them my 26" and get myself a nicer bigger monitor for my room instead of having to buy a new LCD TV for them with an ethernet port. They don’t watch TV, it’s strictly for stuff like Planet Earth and family videos for when people come over, so they don’t need a 60". ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/15 "2010-04-14T11:56:56Z")
> [@Ilya"](#): > > Maybe both of us need to look into something like this: > > [http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=438](http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=438) - $255 > > This would be the best solution, on paper, it seems. It would pick up my wireless, which would then allow it (the TV via HDMI to the DLink box) to connect to my NAS. Boom. Done. Or I could hard wire it to get even better transfer rates via a 1Gig connection on a nice new Cat6 cable. Plus, it would allow me to give them my 26" and get myself a nicer bigger monitor for my room instead of having to buy a new LCD TV for them with an ethernet port. They don’t watch TV, it’s strictly for stuff like Planet Earth and family videos for when people come over, so they don’t need a 60". No, thats DUMB. Like I said for $200 you can that HTPC and put XBMC on it and never look back. automatically downloads covers, show / movie info etc etc etc. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/16 "2010-04-14T12:06:53Z")
This is for my parents, not me. And if I use my XBox, when I move out they’ll be screwed. Or am I not understanding what you’re telling me? You’re saying I should use the Media Center piece that comes with Windows 7, use the XBox as an Extender, and stream to the TV. Correct? I think I’m going to give that D-Link box a shot. Thanks for the help though, made me search google a little bit differently which allowed me to find that gizmo. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/17 "2010-04-14T12:23:45Z")
nooooooooooooooooooooooo dude XBMC is just a peice of software you can put on anything. buy the HTPC and put the XBMC software right on it. stream from wherever you keep your data TO the HTPC running XBMC. It’s so badass. keep your xbox for you! the d-link box is a waste of $$. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/18 "2010-04-14T12:40:42Z")
Gotcha. I’ll keep that in mind. I’m still quite a ways away from doing this, I was just bored at work and wanted to research it a bit. Thanks for the help again. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/it-stupid-question-about-nas/251470/19 "2010-04-14T12:42:28Z")
dude its so badass, do some research on it. well worth it and fully featured. my buddy has it on a mac (ugh) and even uses his logitech harmony remote to control it. so fucking baller.