QNAP TS-209 Pro II NAS
Feb 24th, 2009 | By Simon
Opening up the box we can see that the QNAP TS-209 Pro II is very well protected from any shipping mishaps. The NAS device is centered in the box with an inch of foam to take away the direct blow of a drop or kick.
Inside the separate cardboard box are the accessories required to set up the NAS device. This includes the quick install guide, software CD, product lineup pamphlet, cover plate, network cable, power cord and a bag of screws.
Removing the Styrofoam around the NAS device reveals it is further protected from scratches by a plastic bag.
The first thing I noticed was that the NAS device has no cover. This makes sense because if the cover came installed, you’d just have to spend a few minutes figuring out how to install the hard drives. It’s immediately clear that the hard drives are installed behind the front cover. Hard drive installation will be covered in more detail later.
Working around the TS-209 Pro II, both sides are perforated for airflow. Air movement is provided by the 70mm fan installed at the back. If you recall from the accessories, a power brick supplies DC voltage directly to the unit eliminating the power supply and so airflow must be provided by a supplemental fan. Also on the back we see two USB ports, a single 1000Mbps network interface, a pinhole reset key, the DC power plug and a lock slot.
The bottom of the drive has 4 rubber feet to prevent the NAS device from sliding around.
Before we take everything apart, let’s take a look at the features and specifications.
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Check out the new beta firmware. The interface looks way better!!
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I will definitely check out the new beta firmware, thanks for the heads up Terren!
And where do you find the new beta firmware????
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The beta firmware is available through their forums only:
http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=1136
Just to make sure everyone is on the same set of tracks. Yes, the new beta firmware is only available through the forums. The most current build is: [BETA] TS-109/209/409 v3.0.0 Build 0121. Here is a youtube video of the new interface. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJrQe19AZzM. Cheers!!
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