Synology RackStation RS812

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4-Bay 1U Rackmount Network Attached Storage (RS812)
Support	Support page
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Incompatible
OpenWrt	Incompatible
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Synology RackStationRS812
Board ID	08-04ARM4214
Type	NAS enclosure
CPU1	Marvell 88F6282
CPU1 Type	ARM v5
CPU1 Speed	1.6 GHz
Flash1 Chip	STMicro ST25P32V6P
Flash1 Size	4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br /> (SPI NOR)
RAM1 Size	512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> (DDR3 SDRAM)
RAM1 Chip	SK hynix H5TQ1G83DFR-H9C x 4
ETH chip1	Marvell 88F6282
ETH chip2	Marvell 88E1116R
ETH chip3	Marvell 88E1116R
Ethernet Port Count	2-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab
Ethernet OUI: 00:11:32 (12 E, 3 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot 1.1.4 Marvell 3.5.9
Stock FW OS	Linux 2.6.32.12
Expansion IF types	SATA II, eSATA, USB 2.0 (Type A)
USB ports	2
SATA Ports	4
eSATA Ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	100-240 VAC ~ 50/60 Hz, 5 A
Connector type	C13
Serial Port (UART)	yes, console port, DE-9, (115200 8N1)
JTAG Port	yes, 20-pin header, unpopulated, J1
Flags: RTC w/ battery, eSATA, Link Aggregation, SNMP, buzzer, fan, heatsink, metal case
Additional chips I2C Bus Serial RTC;Ricoh;RS5C372A;;1; RS-232 Transciever;Sipex;SP3232EC;;1; 4-port SATA II Controller;Marvell;88SX7042;;1; 8-Bit Flash Microcontroller;Microchip;PIC16F627A;;1; 4-port USB Hub Controller;Genesys Logic;GL850G;;1; 28V 2A Step-Down Switching Regulator;Semtech;SC4524C;;6; Dual-Channel Power Distribution Switch;Micrel;MIC2026-2YM;;1; Programmable High Density PLD;Lattice Semiconductor;LC4032V;;1;
Other
Default IP address: acquired via DHCP the IP acquired via DHCP is used by 212 additional devices of which 5 are Synology devices Default login user: admin Default login password: blank admin:blank credentials used by 366 additional devices of which 7 are Synology devices
Retail
(Est.) release date	November 2011
Newegg	N82E16822108093
ASIN	B0061JPX7Y
Country of manuf	Taiwan
CPU1 brand FLA1 RAM1 Synology RackStation RS812 Marvell 4 MiB4,194,304 B <br />32,768 Kib <br />4,096 KiB <br />32 Mib <br />0.00391 GiB <br /> 512 MiB536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> Synology RackStation RS816 Marvell 8 MiB8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br /> 1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />

For a list of all currently documented Marvell chipsets with specifications, see Marvell.

For a list of all currently documented Synology device with specifications, see Synology.

Overview

It's a 4-bay 1U Rackmount NAS. This device has 2x USB 2.0 and 1x eSATA ports.

• "P/N:08-04ARM4214", "Model:ARM42L2" and "Ver:V1.4" are silkscreened on the board.

See also: Synology RackStation RS816 and List of NAS Devices

Hardware specification

• CPU: Marvell 88F6282 @1.6GHz (Armada 300 ARM V5)
• Memory: 512MB (SDRAM) DDR3
• Storage: 4MB SPI NOR Flash, 4x SATA II, 1x eSATA
• Network: 2x Gigabit Ethernet port
• USB: 2x USB 2.0 ports
• Power: ~100-240V, 5A via C13

Links of Interest

Reviews

• Synology RackStation RS812 review on alphr (Jan. 2012)

Pictures

User Images

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  Main Board Bottom

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  LED Board Top

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  Internal view