QNAP TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS

Jun 23rd, 2009 | By Simon

The first look at the QNAP TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS, we see it shares many resemblances to its smaller siblings. The hot-swappable drive cages are common through the small business lineup. You’ll notice that the power button is located at the bottom left above the USB copy port. The built-in control panel can be navigated with the two buttons. The screen is protected by a thin plastic film that can be removed for a more finished look. Rotating the Turbo NAS to its back we see two 12cm cooling fans as well as a 40mm power supply exhaust fan. There are two 1GB Ethernet ports as well as 4 USB ports for adding additional storage space or a for a network printer. The VGA and COM port are restricted for servicing purposes only.

Located with the mono-chrome LCD is a STATUS and LAN LED. Not as easily visible are the eight individual LEDs for each hard drive. Similarly, there is a reset button tucked away at the back if the server should need a hard rest and the NAS device can be locked down using a standard K-Slot lock.

The cover for the chassis is made from one piece of sheet metal painted in gunmetal. The only thing worth pointing out about the chassis cover is the sticker on the top indicating the HDD sequence. Each hot-swappable drive cage is labeled and this sticker will tell you where they go.

The Turbo NAS tower sits on 4 rubber feet. The sheer weight of the NAS, 16 lbs, will prevent the device from sliding around even on the smoothest surface.

Removing the chassis is fairly straight forward but immediately voids your warranty as the warranty sticker needs to be broken in order to pull the cover out. There’s not much to check out but you can swap out the fans for your own if you want. There’s plenty of space to remove the ADDA AD1212LB-A7BGL fans and put in 25mm thick ones.