F4-423 DDR4 memory modules upgrade

[powerQ]

{L_BUTTON_AT}Matt

$50 for 32GB DDR 4? Need to avoid refurbished or C grade RAM stick. $50 for 16GB could be a reasonable price.

[Matt]

{L_BUTTON_AT}Matt

$50 for 32GB DDR 4? Need to avoid refurbished or C grade RAM stick. $50 for 16GB could be a reasonable price.

I have no idea what C grade ram is. Something locale specific or vendor specific? There is no industry standard that defines RAM into grades AFAIK. All that being said, the RAM SODIMM that TerraMaster is clearly defined:

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dmidecode --type 17 | more                                         
                                   
Memory Device                                                                                         
        Size: 4096 MB                                                             
        Form Factor: SODIMM                                                                                                          
        Type: DDR4                                                                                                                 
        Speed: 2400 MT/s                                                          
        Manufacturer: KingboMars Technology Co Ltd                                
        Serial Number: D9060D37                                                   
        Asset Tag: 9876543210                                                     
        Part Number: A-SRAMD4-4G-JB2400S                                                                                                    
        Configured Clock Speed: 2133 MT/s                                                                                

I've now tried a set of comparably specced RAM from two other vendors (Crucial and TeamGroup) both of which were bought for less than $60 USD when on sale. Both of which are confirmed to work fine on other OS installs and are detected fine in the BIOS. Point being, it shouldn't matter to TerraMaster what RAM people want to use. Refurbished? Out of spec? Who cares. Let people troubleshoot and go from there. TerraMaster has no onus to support users opting to forego their preferred RAM. BUT, they are maliciously and intentionally blocking functional RAM from being used via software check for TOS5. Which would be irritating enough on it's own. But on top of that, they are price gouging. Charging 500% MORE to RESELL a product that you are locked into using is so malicious I lack the diction to properly articulate.

[netsound]

It is recommended that the official update should not restrict the use of other brands of memory.

For the sake of performance and stability, the official can set a baseline for the memory and require new model to be used above the baseline. Or specify a brand of memory, it should not be only Terramaster memory.

[Gunter]

According to this article:
https://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hard ... 4-423-nas/
Neo Forza DDR4 SODIMMs (model NMSO416F82-3200EA10) work fine with f4-423 and TOS5.
Can anyone confirm this?

[ronaldmiller]

Hello all,
I can give replay a sucess storry: My F2-423 runs native on proxmox (installed on the first M2 NVE) with 32GB! RAM - I've used the following dimm's from G Skill:

root@proxmox:~# dmidecode --type 17
# dmidecode 3.3
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 3.3.0 present.

Handle 0x0047, DMI type 17, 100 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x003A
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 16 GB
Form Factor: SODIMM
Set: None
Locator: Controller0-ChannelA
Bank Locator: BANK 0
Type: DDR4
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 2400 MT/s
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Serial Number: 00000000
Asset Tag: 9876543210
Part Number: F4-2400C16-16GRS
Rank: 1
Configured Memory Speed: 2400 MT/s
Minimum Voltage: 1.2 V
Maximum Voltage: 1.2 V
Configured Voltage: 1.2 V
Memory Technology: DRAM
Memory Operating Mode Capability: Volatile memory
Firmware Version: Not Specified
Module Manufacturer ID: Bank 5, Hex 0xCD
Module Product ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Manufacturer ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Product ID: Unknown
Non-Volatile Size: None
Volatile Size: 16 GB
Cache Size: None
Logical Size: None

Handle 0x0048, DMI type 17, 100 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x003A
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 16 GB
Form Factor: SODIMM
Set: None
Locator: Controller0-ChannelB
Bank Locator: BANK 1
Type: DDR4
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 2400 MT/s
Manufacturer: G Skill Intl
Serial Number: 00000000
Asset Tag: 9876543210
Part Number: F4-2400C16-16GRS
Rank: 1
Configured Memory Speed: 2400 MT/s
Minimum Voltage: 1.2 V
Maximum Voltage: 1.2 V
Configured Voltage: 1.2 V
Memory Technology: DRAM
Memory Operating Mode Capability: Volatile memory
Firmware Version: Not Specified
Module Manufacturer ID: Bank 5, Hex 0xCD
Module Product ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Manufacturer ID: Unknown
Memory Subsystem Controller Product ID: Unknown
Non-Volatile Size: None
Volatile Size: 16 GB
Cache Size: None
Logical Size: None


Small hint: Wait a little bit on the boot to the bios - there are some runtime checks for the memory, in my case was nearly 1 minute waittime to the beep!
Cheers

[solovei2]

Hello all,
I can give replay a sucess storry: My F2-423 runs native on proxmox (installed on the first M2 NVE) with 32GB! RAM - I've used the following dimm's from G Skill:

Good day. On what TOS operating system did this memory work for you?

[solovei2]

Is this the memory module?
G.Skill F4-2400C16S-16GRS

[thehealthreviews4]

Thank you for sharing this information with us.

[outkastm]

Is this the memory module?
G.Skill F4-2400C16S-16GRS

[solovei2]

Thanks for the information. But I still do not understand the module earned on TOS or on a third-party operating system?