D-Link DNS-323 question

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Is 10mbs LAN fast enough for SD AVI playback? Say 700MB for 45 episode- I don't want to buy a NAS only to find that streaming video over my LAN causes stuttering due to the speed. I have 100mps LAN cards and routers, but for some reason it just doesn't work at 100mps.

Also does the D-Link DNS-323 have power saving/hard disc shut-down after x hours? I don't need the drives to be on during the night, only when it's accessed.
 
Could you set your computer network card to 10mps and try playing a avi over the lan? thanks

Is the fan on 24/7? How loud is it? Does the unit cool hard drives to a suitable level? Does the NAS provide any sound proofing?
 
What PSU is supplied with this NAS? Wall-wart with 12v cable, or brick type with IEC input connector with 12v trailing off?

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ok ta means I can use my UPS with it. I want to use the single disc partition type (jdisc?) can you fit one hard drive later, or do both have to be initialized at the same time?

Is there anyway that the unit can read NTFS? I have 500GB of data and transferring all that onto my other machines/usb hd/iriver then back again will be long process.
 
Are you using the firmware from the US or UK site? The US site has more up to date firmware, but comes with a warning.

This firmware is engineered for US products only. Using this firmware on a device outside of the United States will void your warranty and may render the device unusable
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I don't know why I can't get 100mps LAN to work :( Transferring 500GB over 10mps LAN is going to take forever.

Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe :
Asus A8N-CSM
Billion 7300A DSL modem/gateway/hub

My LAN cables are CAT5, and not that long in length (3-5M)
 
Those three components are rated to 100mbps. Tried auto sense and manual 100 full. The cables say

Cardinal cables 24 awg pair high performance utp patch cable for category 5 systems
 
I've read that too, I thought the "large file problems" are with itunes? I would just be using Windows Explorer and copying it over the LAN.
 
Well I was going to put Vista on my HTPC box, looks like not going to bother now!

Why should Vista LAN chat be broken, surely it's just communicating to IP? No drivers needed.
 
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