How to Use ANY HDD or SSD on a Synology 2025 NAS (COMPLETE GUIDE)

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How to Use Unverified HDDs and SSDs on a Synology 2025 NAS (COMPLETE GUIDE) https://nascompares.com/guide/how-to-use-unverified-hdds-and-ssds-on-a-synology-2025-nas-complete-guide/ Sponsor Dave Russell's Work HERE - https://github.com/sponsors/007revad Dave Russell's Synology HDD db Fix here - https://github.com/007revad/Synology_HDD_db Specific 2025 Plus Model - https://github.com/007revad/Synology_HDD_db/blob/main/2025_plus_models.md Synology DS925+ Review (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSz5aOcJVtc&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD Synology DS923+ NAS $559 on Amazon - https://amzn.to/4lTMADW Synology DS925+ NAS Check on Amazon - https://amzn.to/4j94Ozx Synology DS925+ vs DS923+ NAS (Article) ========= Synology 'PRE-DSM INSTALL' HDD Verification Check Fix Start telnet by entering http://NAS-IP:5000/webman/start_telnet.cgi into your browser's address bar. Replace NAS-IP with the IP address of the Synology NAS. Open a telnet client on your computer and log in to telnet with: root for the username 101-0101 for the password Execute the following command: (using a while loop in case DSM is running in a VM) while true; do touch /tmp/installable_check_pass; sleep 1; done Refresh the web installation page and install DSM. Then in the telnet window, or via SSH, execute the following command: /usr/syno/bin/synosetkeyvalue /etc.defaults/synoinfo.conf support_disk_compatibility no If Storage Manager is already open close then open it, or refresh the web page. If refreshing the page or restarting Storage Manager is not working, try restarting your Synology NAS. You can now create your storage pool from Storage Manager. ======= (Inside DSM HDD Fix) So you'd first need to download Synology HDD db to a system folder and run it from there. Via SSH - Create and cd to /opt: sudo mkdir /opt && sudo chmod 775 /opt - Create /opt: sudo mkdir -m775 /opt - cd to /opt: cd /opt || (echo "Failed to CD to /opt"; exit 1) - Download syno_hdd_db.sh to /opt: sudo curl -O "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/007revad/Synology_HDD_db/refs/heads/main/syno_hdd_db.sh" - Download syno_hdd_vendor_ids.txt to /opt sudo curl -O "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/007revad/Synology_HDD_db/refs/heads/main/syno_hdd_vendor_ids.txt" - Then set permissions on /opt/syno_hdd_db.sh sudo chmod 750 /opt/syno_hdd_db.sh - Finally, run syno_hdd_db. You don't need any options at this point. sudo -s /opt/syno_hdd_db.sh If Storage Manager is already open close then open it, or refresh the web page. You can now create your storage pool from Storage Manager. ------------- https://nascompares.com/guide/synology-ds925-vs-ds923-nas-which-is-better/ Synology DS925+ NAS Review https://nascompares.com/review/synology-ds925-nas-review/ Video Chapters 00:00 – Why This Guide Exists? 04:54 - START OF THE GUIDE 01:11 – Vendor claims vs real hardware reuse 02:17 – HUGE Credits to Dave Russell (GitHub script) 02:46 – Warranty, support & risks explained 03:47 – DSM 7.2 compatibility & update warning 04:58 – Enabling DSM install with unverified drives 06:10 – Accessing NAS backend with Telnet & PuTTY 07:28 – Install DSM using root login bypass 08:10 – Storage pools still blocked after install 09:34 – SSH setup & downloading verification script 10:42 – Running script to verify all drives 11:43 – Now supports RAID, caching, expansion 12:14 – Adding new drives later (partial re-run) 13:47 – Automate script with scheduled task 15:33 – Long-term workaround & closing advice Thinking of buying a product mentioned in today's video from Amazon? If this video has helped you make that decision, you can head to Amazon using this link and we will get a small % profit of whatever you buy, which goes directly back to NASCompares and allows me and Eddie to keep doing what we do here on YouTube and the Blog - https://amzn.to/3TjM0kj