I want to replace both of my drives to ssds.
currently the setup is 2 different data volumes, one for each drive.
how can i replace both of the disks without losing my configurations, apps etc?
So you don’t have raid and you have two separate volumes. I would back up each volume to an external USB drive. Then reinitialize the NAS and start over using your SSDs.
But honestly, I would recommend getting yourself a new NAS. First the ARM NAS devices are exceptionally underpowered. This device is an A15 core which is really old. Spend some money and get yourself an X86 based NAS with a newer processor. You are going to spend a bunch of money on SSDs and you will likely notice very little performance improvement.
Hi @justme ,
Thank you for reaching out to the QNAP Community. Regarding your inquiry about replacing all disks in a TS-231P with a “No RAID” configuration, our team would like to provide more specific guidance to ensure a smooth transition.
To give you the most accurate technical advice, could you please kindly share:
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The capacity of your current drives?
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The specific capacity and model of the new SSDs you plan to install?
Having these details will help us evaluate the best migration path and optimize the performance for your specific setup. We look forward to your update.
I have a TS-231P and it is perfect for the job it does. Maybe the switch to SSD is not for performance?
I still run 3 x D-Link DNS-323 NAS boxes (ARM926EJ-Sid) and they are critical to my infrastructure and backup strategy.
Without knowing the reason the OP wants to do what they are asking, it may or may not be worth investing in a NAS upgrade. Perhaps it is a short term (a couple of years) solution.
I didn’t want to invest in another “good” NAS, so I dropped a couple 18TB drives (when on sale) into my TS-231P to extend its useful life span (the d-links max out at 2TB drives) but I don’t need speed or performance, I just wanted space.
However I fully agree with your approach, if they proceed (or even if they don’t), to back everything up externally, build from scratch and restore the data.
Upgrading the NAS is certainly a personal decision. But SSD drives are not cheap and while I don’t know the OP’s reason behind wanting them, I question the decision to put fast drives inside a slower, older NAS. Would there really be any benefit? If you are going to spend a bunch of money put it in a place where you will get the best performance.
Sound levels is about all I can think of. Most of my equipment sits in an old stereo stand (for us old timers that know what those are) with an open back to contain noise but allow air flow, in my home office.
Yes. But then you have the noise of the fan! 
Yes, but some reduction. I’m not saying that is the intention, or a full result or even the intended goal 
MAybe they “found” them…maybe someone gave them away…. maybe they are in an earthquake zone and don’t want spinning platters
first of all - thanks for all the responses. my company decommissioned a bunch of 4tb enterprise ssds. i’ve picked up a few of the healthier ones (99% health) and decided to replace my hdds with ssds, mainly for reliability reasons. it’s free so why not
I was looking for an easier way to do it but i guess i’ll just re-initaite and restore from backup. thanks!
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That is the best approach.
one last question - should i turn the nas on without any disks and then add them? one by one or together?
That’s a GREAT reason to move to SSDs! In fact, FREE is always the best reason to do something! Good for you!
I would backup my data, pull the drives and then boot the NAS. I think putting the SSD drives in and booting will cause some headache. Of course, you could do a full 10 second reset and start completely from scratch and in that case, having the drives in won’t really make a difference.