plex media server for western digital compatibility

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The PSA can be located by searching for 'My Cloud Pro Series Not Accessible After Connecting a USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Device' Answer ID 15167 To my knowledge other devices do not have this limitation.

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I would presume this could be fixed with a firmware update by downloading a newer linux kernel.

So Now I am constantly locking up the PR4100 because even some of my USB thumb drives are using this newer protocol for faster transfer speeds. the thing that will steam you is there is no indication if this is something they are going to fix. You can only read about it from the forums where a staff member published a link to the public service announcement.

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Also, the manual mentions nothing of this quirk. I could work around this if they would publish a compatibility list for external drives like they do for the internal drives. Drops off the network and the only way to recover is to power cycle. If you plug one of these drives into your PR4100 NAS and the entire thing locks up. This is a new protocol that is starting to proliferate with fast high capacity external devices. It apparently cannot communicate to external USB drives that use the UAS protocol. Pair this up with a fast upload Internet connection, and you have a great media server to access from anywhere.Ĭons: This thing is saddled with a massive design flaw. I have 4 HGST 5tb HDD'S installed and it is fast (if not a bit noisy at times). 3rd party apps are limited, but all I needed was Plex, Squeeze box Media Server & Anti-virus, so I'm happy. While you don't get all of the granularity to control every facet of the NAS, it is simple provides modest control over the NAS. Overall Review: Great NAS for the price, compared to the other big names in the home/SMB NAS space. Encryption is for the entire volume, instead of being folder selectable. The NAS apps I cared about were available to download & use for home networking media sharing.Ĭons: Limited 3rd party apps support, such as those provided with Synology & QNAP NAS units. Front panel display does provide useful information. Improved mobile app works great, can remotely access public & private shares easily (once port forwarding is setup). Easy to use interface to configure the NAS and check health status. Upgraded to 16 GB using Crucial memory with no issues.

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Able to upgrade the RAM easily, using readily available DDR3L SO-DIMM's.

Latest Intel chip works great in this application to transcode video from different resolutions on the fly. Need Help? Please contact us at 1(855) 556-5117 You can contact us and reference the support case number below.

For your convenience, we’ve created a case for you as a point of reference to this Newegg review. We’re available to address any further questions or concerns you may have by phone or Email below. For more information, please refer to page 73. We’ve provided a link to the User Manual below. Additionally, this device includes a Power Schedule feature allowing scheduled shutdowns. This allows the Drive Sleep mode to conserve energy, while maintaining accessibility. It’s important to know, the drive includes the Wake on LAN feature, enabling the drive to wake when being accessed. It’s correct, the device must be on and ready, to be accessed locally or remotely. There is also a potential way to unofficially hack the v2.x single bay My Cloud to allow for installing certain third party apps that the more expensive My Cloud units support.Thanks, for your interest in the My Cloud PR4100 NAS, and the time providing this feedback.

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Now unofficially there may be ways to install Plex to certain firmware versions of the single bay My Cloud but it is NOT supported by WD and generally the transcoding feature of Plex doesn’t work on most if not all the My Cloud units due to the lower powered processor used by the My Cloud hardware. If you note the bottom of the link you posted it lists the products installing the Plex app applies too and the single bay My Cloud is not listed. If you have a single bay My Cloud the official answer is you cannot install Plex. If you do a search, using the magnifying glass icon upper right, through this subforum you’ll see this issue is well discussed.

Plex media server for western digital compatibility