I have an old Synology 1819 NAS that was the unfortunate victim of the Intel Atom/Clock bug. I would like to repurpose the case as I like the compact form factor. Has anyone tried replacing a synology mobo with something else (ex: an ITX board or a Raspberry Pi), and using an alternative operating system?
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The main board seems to be a custom form factor, not sure you could fit an ITX board in there, and you’ll need a PCI-E slot to connect the SATA expansion card.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/synology-ds1819plus/4.html
I think you’re right, it measures 200x145x15mm with 2 PCIe slots at right angles connecting to the backplane. I’d had it taken apart for so long I hadn’t considered the height. I was also wrong about the model# it was an 1815, now that I look at the mobo. I guess I could re-purpose the case for something else. I appreciate the reply, looks like I’m going hunting for a similar form factor case this weekend
Wasn’t the Atom bug only in the c2xxx series of chips. You may have a different issue?
Don’t have much experience with synology, let lone replacing their boards, but I wonder if something like the Zimaboard (https://www.zimaboard.com) might do the trick. It’s x86-based and has a pcie slot.
I had no idea that existed, that’s a slick piece of HW. If I pull the case off I may be able to shoehorn it into the spot where the old mobo was. I could also just rip out the Synology backplane, add a sata expansion card, and make it a general purpose NAS, just with fewer disks.
My hope was to re-use the case to backup ~30TB of RAIDed storage. This is an excellent find, thank you!
Awesome. I haven’t had the chance to play with one yet, but I’ve been eying them and have heard nothing but good reports. Please do let us all know how it goes.
I defintely will!
