Qnap TS-509 Pro NAS running Windows XP!

This video shows you the internal of the TS-509 NAS, BIOS screen and running XP.

You need to be able to boot from an USB device, there are articals about running Windows from USB devices.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Qnap
• ts
• 509
• NAS
• xp
• bios
• usb

[cariocap]

Hi sunnykfc,

How was the performance of the NAS running winxp ?

[sunnykfc]

@cariocap No problem, not slow. This NAS is a computer, which you can change CPU and add more ram. But of course I ran XP just for demonstration and don't use it for daily use. Now my NAS is running the Qnap firmware.

[sszever]

Hello,

I searched for articles, how to install windows on an USB Hard Disk, i found some but it wont work... Can you help me?

[sunnykfc]

this is the hardest part of all, u also need to splitstream the Intel chipset driver into the CD.

[sszever]

Ok, i think this was the problem. I have made an install disk, so i can install to USB devices, but on the nas i become an error...

I tink i buy an another flash drive for the nas. The build in is only 128 MB, so i cant install windows or a linux on it. :)

[sunnykfc]

yes it's a very good idea, this should make everything much more easy.

[ambado2000]

@sunnykfc

Which driver exactly?

I've integrated millions of them via nlite and nothing works.

[Thoopje]

cool computer!!

[sunnykfc]

yes it can but it's is not bootable due to the bios does not detect it.

[xmario99]

so I see Windows detects the RAID chips in Device Manager but does it detect the SATA drives or the RAID array (0,1,5 etc) so they can be used from Windows