Is it possible to swap out the 8 inch disk for a 6 inch disk? Or is this possible swap not advisable for some reason?
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I am not entirely sure if the pads will interchange, but the function is different. This does not function as a normal DA it has dual action, but it is geared, not free wheeling like most 6 inch DA's.
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There is a groove for the smaller dvd's. If it is placed correctly in the machine and closed properly it is possible to duplicate them. Sometimes the rpms will 'float' it and you may get an error message.
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Yes, I'm running the 8tb version and it has the full 8tb, but for some reason I think the device used the first drive closes to the power button first for storage in this setup, but yes it works!
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Unless you are skilled in disassembling a notebook, you should not try to change the drive. I changed the drive on my MacBook Pro with great difficulty but it's possible.
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I will agree with the other two comments.. Just upgrade the drive to a larger size. Storage is pretty cheap these days. Good Luck!
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You should have no problem with this HD. You may wish to partition it though.
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I don't see why it wouldn't be. BUT I would suggest a 2tb WD Black instead. Windows defaults to an MBR storage format which I KY supports up to 2.2tb. You can't even partition the other 800gb into another drive. You can change the format to GPT which would allow you to use all 3tb, but it's a pain in the butt and if this will be your only storage drive I would steer clear of doing that. Quick summary: A WD Black should work no problem, but I'd personally go with a 2tb version. Hope this helps!
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No, use your manufacture drive tool , third party software or simply reformat existing drive
422804
Hi Rudy,These disks are too small (quarter size give or take), while you certainly could use them I would imagine it would take a lot of time. Quality is there though.
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Hi. I don't know, since I mounted a main disk 240 Gb Corsair Force SSD and let a 750 Gb WD Caviar Black for storage I did not looked again in WD offers. This is crap and if it is discontinued much better for all the people who will not waist money for nothing. I let is for storage but disconeccted. I only connet it and save something there from time to time. Regards
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I see no problems. It is needed to have a guid partition type instead of mbr. It can to be done via Disk Utility. As a variant, just erase it (format) to mac-os, extended, journalized, encrypted.
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Reporting as promised! just did the swap, first time I've done this, no problems whatsoever. Fits the FW like a glove. Bought the acomdata tango external enclosure and used Acronis Migrate Easy 7.0 (free 15 day trial) to clone the hard drive. Now I have 243gb free space instead of 9gbs. The whole thing took 4 hours (because the 250gb HD was practically full). Very easy. So, go for it I guess. Oh, and the windows experience index jumped from 4.6 to 4.7 due to the higher HD transfer rate (which went from 5.1 to 5.9)also boosting the graphics performance from 4.6 to 4.7. Good luck.
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This link should help you understand a little bit more about reconfiguring the Diskstation. http://www.synology.com/en-global/support/tutorials/564
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The 5.25" drive slot on the top of the machine is shipped empty. However, I bought some 5.25" to 3.5" rails and mounted another hard disk up in that slot. It works like a charm. I use that as my boot disk and all of the Plug-and-Play slots (warning: not hot swappable) as my data drives.Currently running Windows 7 x64 on it with 8GB of ECC RAM. The thing is an absolute beast.
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I'm sure it's internals use a proprietary drive but is a sealed unit and there isn't a lot of info out there on swapping out drives. There are other brands & models that are designed with removable cages that may be better suited
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The later model 360 cannot be upgraded because the hd is internal. Unless you know someone who can mod it for you or you can do it yourself, there may be a cheaper route. The earlier models had external hard drives you could swap out. Sorry for the let down
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Ok thanks for the mesg. I don't think I will change the partition. It seems partitioning the drive leads into some errors, esp after storing some files.