Could this be used for a 5TB disk or raided 2 times 5TB or raided 4 times 5TB ? also will i be able to configure 2 separate raid drives like D:,E:
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Be careful. The difficulty in making the most basic configurations on this device (turning it on, turning it off, resetting) could present you with problems in doing anything more complicated. I guess if you have to use this device (which I do not recommend), make sure you do not have sensitive data on it. My device basically decided to reset itself and I lost access to my data. I think Seagate has gone downhill sorry to say.
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careful -- 2x 4TB in Raid 0 would mean total data loss in the event of 1 disk failure. You are essentially doubling your chances of complete data loss. You are far better to use RAID1 (even though it gets you just 4TB of disk storage), or get a different NAS to add multiple drives (3x 4TB in RAID5 = 8TB, or 4x 3TB = 9TB) so that you can have redundancy. MTBF shrinks when you get into bigger disks... and then doubling that risk by using them in RAID0 is asking for danger. Now, if you were just going to set up two separate 4TB drives, then that wouldn't be as big of a deal. Still no redundancy, but at least failure on one disk doesn't mean data loss on both. careful -- 2x 4TB in Raid 0 would mean total data loss in the event of 1 disk failure. You are essentially doubling your chances of complete data loss. You are far better to use RAID1 (even though it gets you just 4TB of disk storage), or get a different NAS to add multiple drives (3x 4TB in RAID5 = 8TB, or 4x 3TB = 9TB) so that you can have redundancy. MTBF shrinks when you get into bigger disks... and then doubling that risk by using them in RAID0 is asking for danger. Now, if you were just going to set up two separate 4TB drives, then that wouldn't be as big of a deal. Still no... » Read More careful -- 2x 4TB in Raid 0 would mean total data loss in the event of 1 disk failure. You are essentially doubling your chances of complete data loss. You are far better to use RAID1 (even though it gets you just 4TB of disk storage), or get a different NAS to add multiple drives (3x 4TB in RAID5 = 8TB, or 4x 3TB = 9TB) so that you can have redundancy. MTBF shrinks when you get into bigger disks... and then doubling that risk by using them in RAID0 is asking for danger. Now, if you were just going to set up two separate 4TB drives, then that wouldn't be as big of a deal. Still no redundancy, but at least failure on one disk doesn't mean data loss on both. « Show Less
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I am about to install a 6TB drive so I will let you know if I am successful but according to intel, it should be fine. The support of your HDD depends on the RAID card. This is a RAID expander and is only meant to extend an existing RAID controllers capacity of HDDs. This does not create a RAID array.UPDATE: I have installed my 6TB WD Red HDD and have no issues. Simply plugged it in, turned on my server, and it showed up in my OS (Linux Mint 17.1) without any issues. No configuration needed. Just plug and play.
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Depends on what you mean by RAID.Let me explain,RAID stands for Redundant array of inexpensive disks.in order to "RAID" you would need more than one drive.if you just meant partition into several virtual drives yes you can and it is quite easy. If you can give me some information on what you want to accomplish I can walk you through the process ;-)
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For others seeking an answer to this question, the answers aren't entirely correct. Plug it in stock and the answers are correct, you will see 4 drives. But this is meant to be used for a disk array. Google "RAID Types" and you'll get explanations. You can most definitely set it up as a RAID 0 and all your drives will be shown as 1 drive but it "stripes" all your data across all the drives in the RAID with no redundancy and is not recommended due to easy data loss. But you also can most definitely use this as a JBOD and 4 drives show up. On a side note, do not waste money on DrivePool. There are RAID and Partition managers out there that do a way better job for free. For others seeking an answer to this question, the answers aren't entirely correct. Plug it in stock and the answers are correct, you will see 4 drives. But this is meant to be used for a disk array. Google "RAID Types" and you'll get explanations. You can most definitely set it up as a RAID 0 and all your drives will be shown as 1 drive but it "stripes" all your data across all the drives in the RAID with no redundancy and is not recommended due to easy data loss. But you also can most definitely use this as a JBOD and 4 drives show up. On a side note, do not waste... » Read More For others seeking an answer to this question, the answers aren't entirely correct. Plug it in stock and the answers are correct, you will see 4 drives. But this is meant to be used for a disk array. Google "RAID Types" and you'll get explanations. You can most definitely set it up as a RAID 0 and all your drives will be shown as 1 drive but it "stripes" all your data across all the drives in the RAID with no redundancy and is not recommended due to easy data loss. But you also can most definitely use this as a JBOD and 4 drives show up. On a side note, do not waste money on DrivePool. There are RAID and Partition managers out there that do a way better job for free. « Show Less
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2 2TB drives. If you want to maximize storage space, choose a different raid configuration.
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It should work as RAID set, if you do not need to see multiple drives, but if you want USB3.0 adapter support port multiplier protocol, look for "U3eSATA" in AMAZON
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The 4TB version has 2-2TB drives hence 4TB. That is in RAID 0 format. If you setup RAID 1 you only have 2TB usable.Good luck
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i think proraid supports raid functionality, this is the one i have and i'm using raid 5the other one does not contain raid functionality and is just a straigt forward enclosure that will give you one volume per HD installed at least.
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It depends on the type of raid setup you use. There is a hybrid setup that makes use of all the drives and maximizes the space available. This way you can have different size drives. I accepted this as the default. I can't verify how it works though as all my drives are the same size. It's a bit slower than I would have liked also, but hey, it does the job.
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Yes. The default raid setup will need to be disabled but it's not a problem. I have 2 drives raid 1 and another 2 drives raid 0. You can create a volume on a single drive too.
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yes can put any size drive in the bays that you'd like, but if you want them to be part of a raid, they have to be all of a matching gb size. I have 3 2tb drives set up as a raid, and a couple of randomly size drives as backups that aren't included in the raid. overall it's a very versatile piece of equipment.
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The G-Raid has 2x2TB drives. In a raid 0 (striping) you would get the whole 4tb. Its very fast in this arrangement, but with no redundancy. If you set it to raid 1, then you would get redundancy, but lose the space and speed. I have one attached to my Mac Pro and it performs like I expect. +1
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I don't really know. It could be, that this will work. I'm running mine with 4x3TB in RAID 5 with no problems.
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I just wanted to add that RAID 1 means 2 3TB drives will show up as 3TB (not 6TB) as it is a "mirrored" solution (and what I would recommend). So the MAX capacity in that set up is 4TB.
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2 - 2TB drives. It is RAID1 (mirrored) so you get 2TB usable. If you add a third or forth drives then it converts to RAID5 and cannot be downgraded after the conversion.
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The description does say the unit is "2TB". That is the TOTAL of the two drives, so they are 1TB each. You will have 2TB usable storage in RAID 0 mode (performance), or 1TB usable in RAID 1 mode (mirroring/backup).