Melco Audiophile NAS

[simoncn]

Using your numbered steps:

0. Make sure you are on firmware 3.92 with MinimServer 2 installed before you start.

1. Use the Melco backup facility to do the backup to an external USB drive. This might take a long time.

2, 3, 4. As you said. The Melco asks you to format the drives. This is where you specify spanned. The format will be ext4.

5. Use the Melco backup facility to do the restore. Select Restore Settings rather than Restore Data. This might take a long time.

After 5 has finished, MinimServer 2 should still be installed with your previous settings. Your music files should also be restored. (This is not completely clear from the Melco manual.) If your music files have not been restored, repeat step 5 again and choose Restore Data.

You need to ask Melco whether a machine with nonstandard disks will be eligible for the EX upgrade. If not, you could get the EX upgrade done first and then replace the disks.