A couple of months ago, I got one of the first Apple M4 Pro Macbooks, with the fastest processor configuration and 128 GB of DRAM. I only write about OOBE’s (out of box experiences) when they are interesting, and this one was utterly Apple-simple. I’m not a newcomer to Apple … [Read more...]

My current working hypothesis about the apparent drive failures is a combination of inadequate cooling from the NAS box combined with SSD thermal throttling not working right. I updated the fan setting to "performance." I ordered 5 low-profile (5mm) M.2 heat sinks. And I told … [Read more...]

Don't you just love those NAS model numbers? The QNAP TBS-h574TX-i5-16G-US is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box that has slots for five hot-swappable E1.S Solid State Disk (SSD) modules. It comes with adapters so that you can use M.2 2280 SSDs, which are more available now … [Read more...]

The adapter arrived today. A card in the package said to go to www.atto.com/gettingstarted. I tried that, and got a page not found. I went to the ATTO website and registered tha product. I looked for Windows 11 drivers and found a page that said I could download them … [Read more...]