SYNOLOGY DS918 +: 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 fans), below (2 hatches SSD).

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — Unlock the disk media

Before teardown, unlock the disk media with the key.

crwdns2936071:03crwdne2936071:0 — Removes disks from the bay

Since the media are unlocked, remove each disk media.

crwdns2936071:04crwdne2936071:0 — Backplane and memory slot access

This is a significant innovation, the memory is now directly accessible and without disassembly of the housing, for the original bar as for the extension port.

crwdns2936071:05crwdne2936071:0 — Case: removing the cover 1/2

Remove the 2 screws on the back of the case at the top and bottom (not the one above the USB port)

crwdns2936071:06crwdne2936071:0 — Housing: hood removal 2/2

Slide the cover forward, then slide it out (here, to the left).

crwdns2936071:07crwdne2936071:0 — Internal parts: presentation

in red: SSD M.2 expansion card 2280

crwdns2936071:08crwdne2936071:0 — Removing M.2 SSD expansion card

  Remove the 4 screws located on the blue electronic board.  

crwdns2936071:09crwdne2936071:0 — USB3 port: removal of connectivity

Remove the screw from the holding plate of the USB connector 3.

crwdns2936071:010crwdne2936071:0 — Removing fan clips

Remove the screws from the two shims to secure the disc cage and the two fans.

crwdns2936071:011crwdne2936071:0 — Cage disks: removal of cradle 1/3

5 Phillips screws must be removed.

crwdns2936071:012crwdne2936071:0 — Cage disks: removal of cradle 2/3

Then 2 screws on the upper face of the device (top).

crwdns2936071:013crwdne2936071:0 — Cage disks: removal of cradle 3/3

Now that the screws have been removed, you can (after verification) remove the cage drives.

crwdns2936071:014crwdne2936071:0 — Fans: removal of hardware 1/2

Remove the 8 screws from the fan grilles. They make it possible to maintain both the grilles and the fans.

crwdns2936071:015crwdne2936071:0 — Fans References

According to the technical documentation of Y.S. TECH:

crwdns2936071:016crwdne2936071:0 — Fans: removal of fans 2/2

Remove the power cables from the fans, being careful to locate them (you never know) located on the motherboard.

crwdns2936071:017crwdne2936071:0 — Motherboard: remove the board from the case

Remove the 4 screws that secure the motherboard to the case.

crwdns2936071:018crwdne2936071:0 — Motherboard: processor

Motherboard processor face

crwdns2936071:019crwdne2936071:0 — Motherboard: memory side and connectors

Memory side of the motherboard (pre-equipped with 4 GB of RAM)