SYNOLOGY DS218 +: a complete disassembly in rules

crwdns2936071:01crwdne2936071:0 — Presentation: the different faces of the case

Here are the different interesting faces of the case: front (bay disks), rear (connectors and fan).

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — Teardown : remove disk media

nothing very hard … remove the disk media by pressing "push" buton.

crwdns2936071:03crwdne2936071:0 — Backplane and memory slot access

2 x SATA port

crwdns2936071:04crwdne2936071:0 — Case: removing the cover 1/2

Remove the screw on the back of the case next to Kensington incision.

crwdns2936071:05crwdne2936071:0 — Housing: cover removal 2/2

Once rear screws removed …

crwdns2936071:06crwdne2936071:0 — Teardown: internal parts

in orange: internal SATA ports

crwdns2936071:07crwdne2936071:0 — Teardown: spacer holding cage and case

simply unscrew the screw to remove the spacer.

crwdns2936071:08crwdne2936071:0 — Disassembly: spacer holding fan

same as before ... unscrew the screw to remove the plastic spacer

crwdns2936071:09crwdne2936071:0 — Teardown: removal of the fan

the fan has been removed for the tutorial. This is not mandatory ... but better to have a little more room!

crwdns2936071:010crwdne2936071:0 — Teardown: removal of the motherboard 1/2

to remove the motherboard from the box, unscrew the 4 screws as below ...

crwdns2936071:011crwdne2936071:0 — Teardown: removal of the motherboard 2/2

once the screws are removed, pull the front slightly outwards ...

crwdns2936071:012crwdne2936071:0 — Teardown: removal of the disk bay

remove the screws marked in yellow (x4)

crwdns2936071:013crwdne2936071:0 — Internal parts: case, motherboard

1 - motherboard (processor side)

crwdns2936071:014crwdne2936071:0 — Many thanks!

photograph showing one of the phases of the NAS teardown.