Network Media Player With Storage

The Patriot Valkyrie Dual Bay NAS (Network Attached Storage) device is ideal for homes or offices with multiple computers when used as a central storage server, digital media hub, or FTP server for remote users. The Patriot Valkyrie Dual Bay NAS device is equipped with two 3.5" drive bays (HDD not included), a 500MHz embedded processor, 128MB of RAM, fast Gigabit network capabilities, RAID 0, 1 and JBOD support to keep your data safe and secure. Easily connects to your existing home network and room for ample storage, up to 4TB Sleek and compact design lets you conveniently tuck it away or store it next to your desk Complete Network Access Patriot Valkyrie offers many built-in features such as: FTP server, UPnP media server, iTunesR server, user and group management, One Touch Backup (OTB), system backup, scheduled backup, PC-less download via P2P Network, Active Directory Services (ADS), and Dynamic DNS. The easy to use interface and comprehensive setup options bring the versatility of a robust network storage device to everyone. Easy to Set-up Simply connect Valkyrie to your router with the included ethernet cable, power the unit up, run the setup software, and Valkyrie automatically shows up on your network as a network drive. Data Protection Valkyrie offers numerous ways to keep your data safe from (OTB) one-touch-backup, external IP backup, client backup software and RAID options, giving your piece of mind. Access Your Files Over The Internet Valkyrie is not limited to sharing your data over your home network. You can configure Valkyrie to share and access files over the network. PC-less Download Management Download files via P2P, e2DK (eMule/eDonkey) sharing for easy access to media from the web. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Support for UPnP streaming on UPnP cabable devices such as Sony PlaystationR and Microsoft XboxR. USB ports for external devices 2 USB 2.0 ports allows to you connect and share external devices such as an external hard drive, USB flash drive or USB printer. Connectors: 10/100/1000 Ethernet; 2x USB 2.0 ports; 2 internal 2.5" SATA HDD drive bays (HDD not included). Access Your Data From One Place Valkyrie Dual Bay NAS allows you to store all your digital information like music, movies, photos and data all in one central place where anyone on your home network can access. No matter what platform you have, PC or Mac, the data can be easily stored, accessed or streamed from the Valkyrie. Equipped with two internal SATA-II bays for up to 4TB of total storage, theres plenty of room for data storage. Thats enough to store 870 4.7GB DVDs, 294,335 5MB uncompressed TIFF photos or 838,860 5MB .mp3 songs. What's in the Box Valkryie NAS, LAN cable, AC adapter and cable, Quick Install Guide and CD drives and manual. Reviews "Given the fairly large feature set wrapped up in a well constructed, attractive unit, the Valkyrie is a good buy for those in the market for a simple home NAS." - Tweaknews.net 03/01/2010 "The Patriot Valkyrie is an entry level NAS server that is able to deliver acceptable performance at a price that few companies are able to compete with. If you have shield away from purchasing a NAS due to high cost, now is the time to act" - Tweaktown.com 02/14/2010 Related Products Patriot Box Office All-In-One Media Player Browse for shared videos, photos and music from networks and USB Flash Drives and USB external storage Supports Full HD-video playback up to 1080p Supports DolbyR Digital and DTSR surround sound Expandable internal storage via 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD Supports video playback via UPnP network streaming Supports many popular media formats Patriot Gear Box Network Attached Storage (NAS) Adapter Mini Nas USB 2 x USB 2.0 ports Support for USB 2.0 flash Support for USB 2.0 External storage Print server functionality 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet P2P Torrent support UPnP support FTP support

Color: black Brand: Patriot Model: PCNASVK35S2 Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 10.50" h x 7.50" w x 7.00" l, 1.00 pounds Hard Disk: 0GB System: Embedded 500MHz Processor / 128MB Embedded Ram / 16MB/Supports SATA II, up to 4TB storage Supports Network file protocol CIFS/SMB/AFP/NFS/HTTP/FTP Supports system backup, scheduled back and direct USB backup/ Supports USB external storage Supports PC-less download (BT/HTTP/FTP/e2DK (emule/edonky)/ Supports UPNP Media Server Supports multi-lingual user interface/ Supports OTB (One Touch Backup)/ Supports Dynamic DNS

Most helpful customer reviews 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Good so far By Ray Wong Just got my Valkyrie up and running. The unit is pretty well built. Door in the front folds down and you can access the two removable drive bays. Make sure you read the PDF manaual on the included disk before installing. It will save you a lot of hassle as the quickstart quide is near worthless. Not mentioned in either guide or manaual is the removable drive bracket has a spacer you need to remove in order to install your drives. This took me a minute to figure out. The PDF on the disk is also the only place where it lists your username, password, and default IP which you need. Took a while to figure out how to configure windows 7 to see the valkyrie. Follow the instructions as per the pdf manaual and then in Win 7 under advanced sharing settings make sure to turn off public folder sharing, turn off password protect sharing, turn off use user account and passwords to connect to other computers. The way win 7 is set up by default does not work. Make sure the valkyrie is using the same workgroup name as the rest of your network (done through valkyrie net tool - access via web). I had some trouble getting raid 1 configured, I finally formatted both drives at the same time through the web utility and it all of a sudden worked, where as formatting them one at a time and it did not seem to work. Not sure if this was the fix but formatting both drives at the same time certainly is faster. Just start one drive formattting and then imediately start the 2nd drive formatting. All of a sudden my raid 1 valkrie was up and running properly. I didn't try every combination but these setting worked for me. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Good hardware but somewhat limited support By oi_jo I bought this NAS a few weeks ago. The hardware is fine so far. But I am really disappointed by the level of support Patriot has put behind it -- practically none. The Patriot tech forum for this product is pretty much deserted by Patriot (Google and you will find it). There are only users asking questions and complaining, trying to bring attention to someone from Patriot, but nobody answers the call. Before I bought it, I thought a new firmware release was due end of March. But it didn't happen and there is no information on when it will finally arrive. I wished I had waitedand observed the zero activity level from Patriot before I ordered the product. I thought this is a new product and Patriot will be actively supporting it like other notable NAS vendors. But it looks like Patriot might be planning to take the cash and let the product die off. [See update below] Update: July 2010 1. Thanks to some expert user(s)on the support forum. The device was hacked and a workaround was provide for telnet with root access. That opened the door for customization (tweaking). 2. It was reported at the forum that there was a new firmware release available as of 7/2/2010. I didn't test it -- will wait for more user feedback before upgrading. But this does show that Partiot is continuing the support of this product so far. 8 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Best NAS in the low cost category By Jayandan B. Pazhayidathu I was looking for a NAS for almost 6 months. Read about many including Linksys, DLink 323 etc. I was looking for one which is less that $200, which can hold upto 4TB, 2 Bay, with Raid 1. Finally I came to know about Patriot Valkrye. Here is my first review Advantages 1. Solid build 2. Hard drive installation is easy 3. Setup is very easy 4. Speed and performance is same as any other in that category 5. ITunes server, FTP etc. Disadvantages 1. Never follow quick installation guide, use the full installation guide come in the CD or website. Follow line by line. 2. Slow performance (this is same as any other NAS in the category) 3. To add the hard drive, no instruction available. You need to remove the black spacer and use