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Synology requires self-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems, drops full functionality and support for third-party HDDs (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can't you just install TrueNAS on a synology?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm guessing this is a firmware thing. Ie, if you plug in an unapproved drive it simply won't appear to the OS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No, others said they patched the Synology OS in software.

My point is that you buy Synology for the hardware. Just like a router or laptop or phone, wipe the OS as soon as it arrives and install the better FOSS OS.