
Once it’s off, you can see this NAS utilises a simple system with 2 bars which perfectly fits a 3.5” drive. Installing a 3.5” HDD is a very easy process inside the DiskStation DS116 NAS, but first, you need to remove the 2 x Phillips head screws on the rear of the panel and simply slide the side of the outer casing off slowly. Installation and DiskStation Manager (DSM) Features Client PCs used for testing: Intel Core i3-3220 / 8GB RAM
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Featured towards the bottom right is a power button this also has a built-in LED showing whether the unit is powered on or off.Ĭooling the DS116 and keeping it from overheating is a small 60圆0x15mm fan from Y.S TECH who actually make one of my favourite 60mm fans, the 25mm thick FD1260257B the hot air on this model is vented out towards the rear.

On the front panel, there are LED notification slits for status, LAN and Disk essentially allowing you to see if each different part of the operational cycle is working as intended. Not only does this power and keep the NAS unit ticking over, but it also enables Synology DSM (Diskstation Manager) the headroom it needs to work. This is because this 1 bay NAS is loaded with a Marvel Armada 385 88F6820 dual-core 1.8GHz processor which is complimented by 1GB of DDR3 memory.
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This not only looks very professional and stylish, but it also doubles up as air ventilation. The unit features an all-black design and has a medium sized Synology logo etched into both side panels of the unit. The Synology DS116 isn’t just a NAS as we know it, but it’s touted as a ‘private cloud’ which enables users to not only store their data, but it also allows for syncing across multiple platforms and cloud services such as Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive very handy for adopters of those particular services. The Synology DS116 Diskstation 1 bay NAS covers both of those bases and then some… Others want to be able to share their documents across a network securely, but without the hassle of using a paid subscription service such as Dropbox and numerous other cloud services. There are numerous methods of storing your precious and important files these days, but most people I know personally prefer having ‘hard’ copies in case of tragedy.
