The DS214play model comes with a chassis we are already familiar with, which is quite light (plastic externals) with good ventilation properties:
On the front we have the drive bay cover, but a lot of stuff happens on its right; let’s go in more detail:
On the top we will get to see the Status LED, LAN activity LED, but also the Disk Status LEDs:
Further down we will find the SD Card Reader (since this is a multimedia-oriented NAS for home use), but also a single USB 2.0 port:
Next we will get to see the media Copy button along with the On/Off button:
The left side of the drive bay cover also features the code name of the product:
The cover mounts to the chassis with rubber lugs:
After exposing the drive bays we will get to see the branded plastic trays:
A push sign is located on the top of each tray and with small white dots the manufacturer has marked the order of the drive initialization:
With the trays fully removed we will be able to see the daughter board more clearly:
on a Synology related note, DSM 5.0 was released today!
live demo http://www.synology.com/en-global/products/dsm_livedemo