Melco Audiophile NAS

[GreenMtnGringo]

Hi Simon, and thanks for the reply. I am assuming that discussion of possible modding of a MS2-based Melco is fair game for this thread (if not, please say so, thanks). If I understand your post, the order of operations is as follows:

1. Do a full backup of the Melco HDD's onto a drive OTHER THAN the to-be-installed SSD's. (Does this backup include the Melco firmware and MS2, or just the music files?)

2. Open the Melco and remove the HDD's.

3. Install the SSD's in the same manner that the HDD's were installed.

4. Replace the Melco cover, plug it in and power it up.

[At this point, does the Melco ask you to format the SSD's and offer the choice of Spanned or RAID 0?]

5. Once the SSD's have been formatted, use the backup HDD to reinstall the music files (and Melco firmware/MS2?).

If I do the above, would the new SSD's be formatted in Melco's newer preferred disc format (ext4) as opposed to the original format (xfs)?

Lastly (and this is probably a question for Melco), if I mod my Melco in this fashion, would it still be eligible for the dealer-installed "EX" upgrade?

Thanks very much.