""Unverified drives," or storage from vendors other than Synology, lacked certain capabilities for the 2025 Plus series. For example, the health status could not be read, and the creation of storage pools using RAID technology was artificially blocked. These capabilities have now been re-enabled. In DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.3, Synology has removed the restrictions. The new firmware version offers full support for third-party hard drives and 2.5-inch SATA SSDs. For M.2/NVMe drives, validation is still required for advanced features."
"In April of this year, Synology announced that new NAS models from the 2025 Plus series would only function fully with validated drives. Users who installed their own hard drives were shown warnings and lost access to essential features such as storage pools and drive health reports. The policy change applied to devices such as the DS925+ and DS1825+, while older models and the J series were spared."
Synology blocked third-party storage on new 2025 Plus NAS models beginning in April, restricting unverified drives from exposing health status and preventing creation of RAID storage pools. The company has re-enabled those capabilities in DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.3, restoring full support for third-party hard drives and 2.5-inch SATA SSDs, while M.2/NVMe drives still require validation for advanced features. The reversal appears motivated by sharply weaker DiskStation sales compared with 2024, with sources reporting sales 'a fraction' of prior levels. Models such as the DS925+ and DS1825+ were affected; older models and the J series were spared.
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