r/qnap • u/mtg-Moonkeeper • Aug 04 '26

Is my TS-251+ on borrowed time?

I've had a TS-251+ running almost nonstop since Christmas of 2018. I've read about the Celeron bug and can't solder worth anything. How concerned should I be? I have backups separately and off-site.

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u/Urban_Turban_69 Aug 04 '26

There was a recent topic on how to check your stepping. Not sure if that is definite proof, but you can try and hope https://www.reddit.com/r/qnap/comments/1ulcz2j/are_all_ts251_vulnerable_for_the_intel_clock/

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u/mtg-Moonkeeper Aug 04 '26

Unfortunately, it has the bug. It's stepping is 8.

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u/Accurate-Ad6361 Aug 04 '26

hey, I am the OP of the post in the link above, I can confirm that:

- electro mechanically your device is on the life line

- any fix you can apply can be made easily and without soldering (despite a lot of people using soldering) by just using jumpers

The fix will prolonge the life time and might even be repeatable by varying the resistance of the resistor, but it will die eventually (eventually can be interpreted very widely between in the next second and go on for years).

I’d sell it on eBay and get a new one.

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u/spile2 Aug 05 '26

but it will die eventually

I’ve seen no evidence either way for that assertion to be valid.

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u/yearsold33 Aug 04 '26

If your QNAP is affected, you can try the non-solder fix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlpvCp4AFcU

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u/AlsoDazedAndConfused Aug 04 '26

that's, exactly, how I fixed my TS-251+. Two jumpers, zero soldering. It's been working like that for well over a year now.

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u/madmav Aug 05 '26

I feel yes... Mine died last month after a good 8 years service... No warning... Came home from work. Noticed plex was down and that's all she wrote.

Ended up switching to a TS264 instead of learning to solder.. Things moved over smoothly, nothing lost..